Cerebellar autoregulation dynamics in humans

• Published in: Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 1605 - 1612
• Main Authors: Reinhard, Matthias, Waldkircher, Zora, Timmer, Jens, Weiller, Cornelius, Hetzel, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2008; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Antihypertensive agents; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon Dioxide - analysis; Cardiovascular system; Cerebellum - blood supply; Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology; Homeostasis - physiology; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Cerebral Artery; Neurology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Posterior Cerebral Artery; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; transcranial Doppler sonography; cerebellum; autoregulation; Cerebellum; Doppler ultrasound study; Sonography; Human; Nervous system diseases; Central nervous system disease; Self regulation; Cerebrovascular disease; Cerebral disorder

Knowledge on autoregulation of cerebellar blood flow in humans is scarce. This study investigated whether cerebellar autoregulation dynamics and CO2 reactivity differ from those of the supratentorial circulation. In 56 healthy young adults, transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring of the posterior infe...