Genetic underpinnings of cerebral edema in acute brain injury: an opportunity for pathway discovery
Kirsch E, Szejko N, Falcone GJ. Genetic underpinnings of cerebral edema in acute brain injury: an opportunity for pathway discovery. Neuroscience Letters 2020, 730: 135046. PMID: 32464484, PMCID: PMC7372633, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute brain injuryCerebral edemaBrain injuryEdema formationIntracerebral hemorrhageWorse outcomesBlood-brain barrier disruptionSecondary brain injuryBrain edema formationTraumatic brain injuryApolipoprotein E geneSecondary injuryBarrier disruptionVasogenic edemaCytotoxic edemaInflammatory processUseful intermediate phenotypeEdemaTherapeutic targetAquaporin-4Haptoglobin geneInjuryHp 2Novel susceptibility genesNon-white populations