What is cerebral edema?

Cerebral edema is a disorder characterized by swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.

How do members experience cerebral edema?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cerebral edema*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cerebral edema*

*Data from patients with cerebral edema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with cerebral edema*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Decadron)
Perceived effectiveness
for cerebral edema (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
cerebral edema (1)

*Data from patients with cerebral edema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has cerebral edema on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 5
60s 2
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 5