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 4
60s 2
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 5

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What is cerebral edema?

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



Common symptoms reported by people with cerebral edema

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for cerebral edema

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Decadron)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
4
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with cerebral edema

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Decadron)
Perceived effectiveness
for cerebral edema (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
cerebral edema (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with cerebral edema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has cerebral edema on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 4 say cerebral edema is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 4
60s 2
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 5

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 5
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from cerebral edema patients who have completed their condition history
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