Turkish Neurosurgery 1990 , Vol 1 , Num 3
ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME DUE TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS
Cengiz KUDAY, Murat HANA
Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurosurgery We present two patients without primary cardiopulmonary disease, who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome in response to lesions of the central nervous system. Clinical and laboratory investigations are described in detail and pertinent literature is reviewed. Keywords : Adult respiratory distrees syndrome, Pulmonary edema, Spinal cord injury, Subarachnoid hemorrhange