Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Mar 1986
Case ReportsMedulla oblongata edema associated with neurogenic pulmonary edema. Case report.
Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) occurs in association with central nervous system disease without underlying cardiopulmonary problems. It is characterized by profound pulmonary vascular congestion and a fulminant clinical course. ⋯ The authors report a case of NPE occurring in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease and a dorsal medullary syrinx with postoperative dorsal medullary edema. The anatomical location of this patient's lesion is reviewed in the context of alternative theories of the pathogenesis of NPE.