RESUMO
Neurogenic pulmonary edema [NPE] is a relatively rare life-threatening complication in patients with head injury. It is mostly observed in young people and is associated with brain or spinal cord hemorrhage, trauma, tumors, epilepsy or infections. The common characteristic of all different NPE etiologies is increased intracranial pressure [ICP]. In this case report study, reports a NPE case that is associated with head injury due to falling down in a 20 year - old man and described presentation, pathophysiology and management. Neurogenic pulmonary edema is an un-common complication at cerebral trauma, but if this disease is diagnosed with head injury, patients may suddenly become dyspenic or ratio of Pa02/Fio2 may be decreased. The mortality is high, but recovery is usually rapid with appropriate management