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Neurogenic pulmonary oedema is a not uncommon condition with a mortality rate that may exceed 90%, as highlighted by a fatal case report and literature review.
Highlights a fatal case of neurogenic pulmonary oedema in a pediatric patient and reviews current management strategies.
Alerts clinicians to high mortality risk after CNS injury; case data leaves optimal interventions open for prospective trials.
Neurogenic pulmonary oedema is a not uncommon condition with a mortality that may exceed 90%. A fatal case in a 17-month-old child is reported. The literature is reviewed and current theories of the pathogenesis presented. Suggestions are made on how the condition might best be managed.
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William Casey (1983) studied this question. Neurogenic pulmonary oedema is a not uncommon condition with a mortality rate that may exceed 90%, as highlighted by a fatal case report and literature review.
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