Impairment of CO2 reactivity in severe head injury patients: an investigation using thermal diffusion method

For measurement of the cerebral blood flow (CBF) the thermal diffusion method is quite convenient and allows the chronological measurement of CBF and CO2 reactivity of cerebral vessels. We investigated the CO2 reactivity of fifteen head injury patients. The results showed that in head injury cases,...

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Published inActa neurochirurgica Vol. 104; no. 3-4; p. 121
Main Authors Tenjin, H, Yamaki, T, Nakagawa, Y, Kuboyama, T, Ebisu, T, Kobori, N, Ueda, S, Mizukawa, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Austria 01.01.1990
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aging - physiology
Brain Stem - physiopathology
Carbon Dioxide - pharmacology
Cerebrovascular Circulation - drug effects
Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnostic imaging
Craniocerebral Trauma - physiopathology
Craniocerebral Trauma - surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nervous System - physiopathology
Postoperative Period
Thermodilution
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:For measurement of the cerebral blood flow (CBF) the thermal diffusion method is quite convenient and allows the chronological measurement of CBF and CO2 reactivity of cerebral vessels. We investigated the CO2 reactivity of fifteen head injury patients. The results showed that in head injury cases, the disturbance of the CO2 reactivity correlates well to poor outcome. Using thermal diffusion method, investigations of CO2 reactivity are useful for further understanding of the physiological state of head injury patients.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/BF01842829