Cerebral edema early stroke or hypoxia, cardiac arrest, and pseudotumor cerebri. During an ischemic stroke, a lack of oxygen and glucose leads to a breakdown of the sodium-calcium pumps on brain cell membranes, which in turn results in a massive buildup of sodium and calcium intracellularly. This causes a rapid uptake of water and subsequent swelling of the cells. It is this swelling of the individual cells of the brain that is seen as the main distinguishing characteristic of cytotoxic edema, as opposed to vasogenic edema, wherein the influx of fluid is typically seen in the interstitial space rather than within the
Dominique Dropsy exams revealed Dropsy had been struck with leukemia in March 2011. After recovering initially the following year, the 63-year-old died in Bordeaux on 7 October 2015. Dominique Dropsy Dominique Dropsy (9 December 1951 – 7 October 2015) was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 596 Ligue 1 games during 17 seasons, which stood as a record for several years, and won three national championships during his career, two with Bordeaux. Dropsy represented France at the 1978 World Cup. Born in Leuze, Aisne, Dropsy started his senior career with Valenciennes FC. He contributed with 19 games in