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Please advise what is the difference between apoplexy and cerebral edema?
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Apoplexy : Refers to severe mental changes from ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Cerebral edema is brain swelling. Swelling of the brain can result from stroke or any other brain injury or insult.
Answered 1/26/2014
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