Cell Swelling and Cell Damage in vivo and in vitro.- Evolution of Brain Edema Concepts.- Neuron-Glial Interaction During Injury and Edema of the CNS.- Mechanisms of Glutamate Induced Swelling in Astroglial Cells.- Neuroprotective Nmda Antagonists: the Controversy over Their Potential for Adverse Effects on Cortical Neuronal Morphology.- Mechanisms of Glial Swelling by Arachidonic Acid.- Astrocyte Swelling in Liver Failure: Role of Glutamine and Benzodiazepines.- The Role of K+ Influx on Glutamate Induced Astrocyte Swelling: Effect of Temperature.- Differential Behavior of Glial and Neuronal Cells Exposed to Hypotonic Solution.- The Regulation of Intracellular pH is Strongly Dependent on Extracellular pH in Cultured Rat Astrocytes and Neurons.- Morphological Changes of Cultured Neuronal and Endothelial Cells by Human Albumin.- Metabolic Alterations Accompany Ionic Disturbances and Cellular Swelling During a Hypoxic Insult to the Retina: an in vitro Study.- Diffuse Astrocytic Swelling and Increased Second Messenger Activity Following Acute Haemophilus influenzae MeningitisEvidence from a Rat Model.- Mediator Mechanisms in Vasogenic and Cytotoxic Brain Edema.- Leukocyte/Endothelial Interactions and Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Rats During Cerebral Superfusion with LTB4.- The Effect of Leukotriene C4 on the Permeability of Brain Capillary Endothelial Cell Monolayer.- Modulation of Edema by Dizocilpine, Kynurenate, and NBQX in Respiring Brain Slices After Exposure to Glutamate..- An Assessment of Progression of Brain Edema with Amino Acid Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Changes in Electroencephalogram in an Adult Cat Model of Cold Brain Injury.- Role of Serotonin and Prostaglandins in Brain Edema Induced by Heat Stress. An Experimental Study in the Young Rat.- Arachidonic Acid Release and Permeability Changes Induced by Endothelins in Human Cerebromicrovascular Endothelium.- The Role of Histamine in Brain Oedema Formation.- Effects of Antihistaminics on Experimental Brain Edema.- Causative Role of Lysosomal Enzymes in the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Lesions Due to Brain Edema Under Chronic Hypertension.- A Novel Aspect of Thrombin in the Tissue Reaction Following Central Nervous System Injury.- Proposed Toxic Oxidant Inhibitors Fail to Reduce Brain Edema.- Involvement of Nitric Oxide and Free Radical (O2-) in Neuronal Injury Induced by Deprivation of Oxygen and Glucose in vitro.- The Endogenous Ouabain-Like Sodium Pump Inhibitor in Cold Injury-Induced Brain Edema.- Effect of Steroids on Brain Lipocortin Immunoreactivity.- The Effects of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide on Brain Edema, Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Energy Metabolism in Rat Congenital Hydrocephalus.- Blood-Brain Barrier Function.- Molecular Biology of Blood-Brain Barrier Ontogenesis and function.- Effects of Protein Kinase C Activators on Na, K-ATPase Activity in Rat Brain Microvessels.- Effect of Barrier Opening on Brain Edema in Human Brain Tumors.- Simple Quantitative Evaluation of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Vasogenic Brain Edema.- Detection of Endogenous Albumin as an Index of Blood Parenchymal Border Alteration.- Amino Acids in Extracellular Fluid in Vasogenic Brain Edema.- Pharmacological Reduction of Brain Edema Induced by Intracarotid Infusion of Protamine Sulphate: a Comparison Between a Free Radical Scavenger and an Ampa Receptor Antagonist.- Visual Evoked Responses as a Monitor of Intracranial Pressure During Hyperosmolar Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption.- Early Changes of Blood-Brain Barrier and Superoxide Scavenging Activity in Rat Cryogenic Brain Injury.- Evaluation of BBB Damage in an UV Irradiation Model by Endogenous Protein Tracers.- Blood-Brain Barrier Opening Following Transient Reflex Sympathetic Hypertension.- Formation, Propagation and Resolution of Brain Edema.- Morphology of Non-Vascular Intracerebral Fluid Spaces.- Subcortical U-Fibers Layer Preservation in Brain Edema.- Is the Swelling in Brain Edema Isotropic or Anisotropic?.- Biomechanical Characteristics of Brain Edema: the Difference Between Vasogenic-Type and Cytotoxic-Type Edema.- Experimental Quantitative Evaluation of Transvascular Removal of Unnecessary Substances in Brain Edema Fluid.- Formation and Resolution of Brain Edema Associated with Brain Tumors. A Comprehensive Theoretical Model and Clinical Analysis.- Medullary Cardiovascular Center and Acute Brain Swelling.- Dysfunction of the Medullary Cardiovascular Center May Cause Acute Spinal Cord Swelling.- CSF Dynamics in Patients with Meningiomas.- Ischemie Brain Edema: Pathophysiology and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.- Compartmental Analysis of Brain Edema Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- A Thermal Clearance Probe for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow.- Measurement of in vivo Cortical Thermal Clearance in Man During Complete Circulatory Standstill.- Cerebral Blood Flow of Rats with WaterIntoxicated Brain Edema.- Focal Microvascular Occlusion After Acute Subdural Haematoma in the Rat: a Mechanism for Ischaemic Damage and Brain Swelling?.- An Ischemie Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier May Deteriorate Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials Following Transient Hindbrain Ischemia in Gerbils.- Memory Deficit Accompanying Cerebral Neurodegeneration After Stroke in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP).- Neuro-Pathophysio-Biochemical Profiles of Neonatal Asphyxia.- Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Weighted Imaging: Sensitivity and Apparent Diffusion Constant in Stroke.- Mechanisms of Brain Injury Associated with Partial and Complete Occlusion of the MCA in Cat.- Diffusion Anisotropy of Cerebral Ischemia.- A Sodium Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Acute Cerebral Ischaemia in the Gerbil.- In vivo Differentiation of Edematous Changes After Stroke in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Using Diffusion Weighted MRI.- Effect of Mannitol on Focal Cerebral Ischemia Evaluated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Ischemic Brain Edema: Pathobiochemistry and Brain Edema.- Blood-Damaged Tissue Interaction in Experimental Brain Ischemia.- The Relationship Between Cerebral Ischemic Edema and Monoamines: Revisited.- Free Fatty Acid Liberation and Cellular Swelling During Cerebral Ischemia: the Role of Excitatory Amino Acids.- Severe Brain Edema Associated with Cumulative Effects of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy and Ischemic Hypoxia.- Endogenous Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Reperfusion Injuries.- Endogenous Opioid System Activity Following Temporary Focal Cerebral Ischemia.- P-Glycoprotein Expression in Brain Capillary Endothelial Cells After Focal Ischemia in Rat.- Blood-Borne Macromolecule Induces FGF Receptor Gene Expression After Focal Ischemia.- Expression of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Astrocytes at the Site of Cerebral Lesions and Edematous Areas Under Chronic Hypertension.- Cytochrome Oxidase and Hexokinase Activities in an Infusion Edema Model with Preserved Blood Flow.- Blood-Brain Barrier, Cerebral Blood Flow, and Brain Edema in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats with Chronic Focal Ischemia.- Abnormalities of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Global Cerebral Ischemia in Rats Due to Experimental Cardiac Arrest.- Ischemic Brain Edema: Treatment.- Do N-methyl-D-aspartate Antagonists Have Disproportionately Greater Effects on Brain Swelling than on Ischemic Damage in Focal Cerebral Infarction?.- The Effect of Age on Cerebral Oedema, Cerebral Infarction and Neuroprotective Potential in Experimental Occlusive Stroke.- Temporal Profiles of Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent and -Independent Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in the Rat Brain Microvessels Following Cerebral Ischemia.- Effect of a New Calcium Antagonist (SM-6586) on Experimental Cerebral Ischemia.- The Effect of BAY K-8644 on Cytotoxic Edema Induced by Total Ischemia of Rat Brain.- Ltc4/Ltb4 Alterations in Rat Forebrain Ischemia and Reperfusion and Effects of AA-861, CV-3988.- Blocking of Interleukin-1 Activity is a Beneficial Approach to Ischemia Brain Edema Formation.- Complete Cerebral Ischemia, Prostacyclin Deficiency, and Therapeutic Possibilities.- Histochemical Demonstration of Free Radicals (H2O2) in Ischcmic Brain Edema and Protective Effects of Human Recombinant Superoxide Dismutase on Ischcmic Neuronal Damage.- Tirilazad Reduces Brain Edema After Middle Cerebral Artery Ligation in Hypertensive Rats.- Riboflavin Reduces Edema in Focal Cerebral Ischemia.- Effect of YM737, a New Glutathione Analogue, on Ischcmic Brain Edema.- Comparison of the Effects of Glycerol, Mannitol, and Urea on Ischcmic Hippocampal Damage in Gerbils.- The Effect of Alkalizing Agents on Experimental Focal Cerebral Ischemia.- Effect of Acetazolamide on Early Ischcmic Cerebral Edema in Gerbils.- Neurotropin Treatment of Brain Edema Accompanying, Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction.- Anti-Ischemia Activity of HU-211, a Non-Psychotropic Synthetic Cannabinoid.- Tumor and Brain Edema: Pathophysiology, Laboratory Studies.- Simultaneous Measurement of Bidirectional Capillary Permeability, Vascular Volume, Extracellular Space, and rCBF in Experimental Gliomas and Surrounding Edema.- Quantitative Diffusion MR Imaging of Cerebral Tumor and Edema.- Localization of Experimental Brain Tumors in MRI by Gadolinium Porphyrin.- Proton MR Spectroscopy of Experimental Brain Tumors in vivo.- MRI Contrast Enhancement by Mn-TPPS in Experimental Rat Brain Tumor with Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors.- MRI Contrast Enhancement by Gd-DTPA-Monoclonal Antibody in 9L Glioma Rats.- Tumor and Brain Edema: Pathophysiology, Clinical Studies.- Peritumoral Edema in Meningioma: a Contrast Enhanced CT Study.- A Study on Peritumoral Brain Edema Around Meningiomas by MRI and Contrast CT.- Peritumoral Brain Edema and Cortical Damage by Meningioma.- Formation and Resolution of Human Peritumoral Brain Edema.- Peri-Tumoural Hypoxia in Human Brain: Peroperative Measurement of the Tissue Oxygen Tension Around Malignant Brain Tumours.- Does Tumour Related Oedema Contribute to the Hypoxic Fraction of Human Brain Tumours?.- Peritumoral Brain Edema Associated with Pediatric Brain Tumors: Characteristics of Peritumoral Edema in Developing Brain.- Perivascular Edema Fluid Pathway in Xstrocytic Tumors.- The Plasma and Csf Vasopressin Levels in Brain Tumors with Brain Edema.- The CSF Aldosterone in Brain Tumors with Brain Edema.- Tumor and Brain Edema: Treatment.- The Effects of Topical Dexamethasone on Experimental Brain Tumors and Peritumoral Brain Edema.- Effect of Histamine on the Blood-Tumor Barrier in Transplanted Rat Brain Tumors.- Selective Increase in Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Calcium Antagonists in Transplanted Rat Brain Tumors.- Induced Hyperthermia in Brain Tissue in vivo.- Partial Deuteration and Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Permeability.- Quantitation of Peritumoural Oedema and the Effect of Steroids Using NMR-Relaxation Time Imaging and Blood-Brain Barrier Analysis.- Resolution of Peritumoral Brain Edema Following Excision of Meningioma.- Traumatic Brain Edema: Pathophysiology, Laboratory Studies.- Traumatic Brain Edema: an Overview.- Growth Kinetics of a Primary Brain Tissue Necrosis from a Focal Lesion.- Focal Brain Injury: Histological Evidence of Delayed Inflammatory Response in a New Rodent Model of Focal Cortical Injury.- Development of Traumatic Brain Edema in Old versus Young Rats.- Differences in Wound Healing Pattern Between Mature and Immature Brain Behavior of Extravasated Serum Protein.- Dynamics of Posttraumatic Brain Swelling Following a Cyrogenic Injury in Rats.- Blood-Brain Barrier, Cerebral Blood Flow, and Cerebral Plasma Volume Immediately After Head Injury in the Rat.- Long Term Exposure to Heat Reduces Edema Formation After Closed Head Injury in the Rat.- Metabolic Changes Following Cortical Contusion: Relationships to Edema and Morphological Changes.- Retraction Induced Brain Edema.- The Cause of Acute Brain Swelling After the Closed Head Injury in Rats.- Quantitative Analysis of Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Two Models of Experimental Head Injury in the Rat.- Transdural Cortical Stabbing Facilitates the Drainage of Edema Fluid Out of Cold-Injured Brain.- Traumatic Brain Edema: Pathophysiology, Clinical Studies.- Massive Astrocytic Swelling in Response to Extracellular Glutamate — a Possible Mechanism for Post-Traumatic Brain Swelling?.- Testing of Cerebral Autoregulation in Head Injury by Waveform Analysis of Blood Flow Velocity and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure.- Gadolinium DTPA-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebral Contusions.- Neurochemical Monitoring and On-Line pH Measurements Using Brain Microdialysis in Patients in Intensive Care.- Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Trends in Head Injured Patients with Focal Contusions and Cerebral Edema.- The Effect of Blood Volume Replacement on the Mortality of Head-Injured Patient..- Monitoring of Rectal, Epidural, and Intraventricular Temperature in Neurosurgical Patients.- Traumatic Brain Edema: Treatment.- A High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Experimental Vasogenic Brain Edema and its Response to Avs: 1,2-Bis (Nicotinamido)-Propane.- 7.2% NaCl/10% Dextran 60 versus 20% Mannitol for Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension.- 31 P-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Study on the Effect of Glycerol on Cold-Induced Brain Edema.- Treatment of Vasogenic Brain Edema with Arginine Vasopressin Receptor Antagonist — an Experimental Study.- Attenuation of Hemispheric Swelling Associated with Acute Subdural Hematomas by Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonist in Rats.- Effect of Platelet-Activating Factor Antagonist on Brain Injury in Rats.- Naloxone Reduces Alterations in Evoked Potentials and Edema in Trauma to the Rat Spinal Cord.- 21 -Aminosteroid U-74389F Reduces Vasogenic Brain Edema.- Effect of Torasemide on Intracranial Pressure, Mean Systemic Arterial Pressure, and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Experimental Brain Edema of the Rat.- Administration of an OmegaConopeptide One Hour Following Traumatic Brain Injury Reduces 45Calcium Accumulation.- Excitatory Amino Acid Release from Contused Brain Tissue into Surrounding Brain Areas.- Combined Treatment with Nicardipine, Phenobarbital, and Methylprednisolone Ameliorates Vasogenic Brain Edema.- Treatment of Traumatic Brain Edema by Multiple Doses of Mannitol.- Therapeutical Efficacy of a Novel Chloride Transport Blocker and an IP3-Analogue in Vasogenic Brain Edema.- Pharmacokinetic Study of Mannitol in Subjects with Increased Icp.- Systemic Management of Cerebral Edema Based on a New Concept in Severe Head Injury Patients.- Propofol Sedation in Severe Head Injury Fails to Control High ICP, but Reduces Brain Metabolism.- High Colloid Oncotic Therapy for Contusional Brain Edema.- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Serum Glycerol in Patients with Brain Edema: Comparison of Oral and Intraveneous Administration.- Intracerebral Hematoma and Various Edema Pathophysiology.- The Effects of Blood or Plasma Clot on Brain Edema in the Rat with Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Chronological Changes in Brain Edema Induced by Experimental Intracerebral Hematoma in Cats.- Cerebral Oedema Following Intracerebral Haemorrhage: the Effect of the Nmda Receptor Antagonists MK-801 and D-CPPene.- Sequential Change of Brain Edema by Semiquantitative Measurement on MRI in Patients with Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- High Colloid Oncotic Therapy for Brain Edema with Cerebral Hemorrhage.- Brain Osmolyte Content and Blood-Brain Barrier Water Permeability Surface Area Product in Osmotic Edema.- A Square Signal Wave Method for Measurement of Brain Extra- and Intracellular Water Content.- The Efficacy of Shunting the Hydrocephalic Edema.- Author Index.