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. 2016 Apr 19;86(16):1556–1558. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002584

Figure. Hypercapnic cerebral edema and resolution after hyperosmolar therapy.

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(A) CT (65 hours): global cerebral edema (GCE) (functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunt). (B) MRI (96 hours): diffuse subcortical hyperintensities despite 30 hours of acidosis/CO2 correction; severe/stable cervico-thoracic syringomyelia. (C) CT (2-month follow-up): resolved GCE.