The ____ effect occurs when pressure builds up in one compartment of the brain, due to an expanding hematoma or other space-occupying lesion, and that compartment compresses the other compartments.

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The mass effect occurs when an expanding lesion, such as a hematoma, increases pressure within one compartment of the brain, leading to compression of adjacent brain compartments.

The ____ Effect Occurs When Pressure Builds Up in One