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Seizure followed by lung edema: An intriguing link between the brain and the lung.

Wakako ArakakiTakeshi KinjoHideta NakamuraJiro Fujita
Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)
When observing diffuse ground-glass opacities in both lungs, physicians should consider several diseases, including heart failure, interstitial lung diseases, and pulmonary infections. However, brain diseases rarely cause lung infiltration. We present an instructive case of neurologic pulmonary edema showing a pathological link between the brain and the lung.
Keyphrases
  • heart failure
  • resting state
  • white matter
  • primary care
  • functional connectivity
  • left ventricular
  • atrial fibrillation
  • blood brain barrier