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Margarita Beltran

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Exploring the Virchow-Robin spaces function: A unified theory of brain diseases.

2016

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) transport across the central nervous system (CNS) is no longer believed to be on the conventional lines. The Virchow-Robin space (VRS) that facilitates CSF transport from the basal cisterns into the brain interstitial fluid (ISF) has gained interest in a whole new array of studies. Moreover, new line of evidence suggests that VRS may be involved in different pathological mechanisms of brain diseases. Methods: Here, we review emerging studies proving the feasible role of VRS in sleep, Alzheimer's disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Results: In this study, we have outlined the possible role of VRS in different path…

Pathologymedicine.medical_specialtyTraumatic brain injury0206 medical engineeringCentral nervous systemVirchow robin spaces02 engineering and technologyDiseaseSurgical Neurology International: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCerebrospinal fluidmedicinechronic traumatic encephalopathyparavascular pathwayPathologicalbusiness.industryVirchow–Robin spacemedicine.disease020601 biomedical engineeringcisternostomyChronic traumatic encephalopathymedicine.anatomical_structureSurgeryNeurology (clinical)Alzheimer diseaseVirchow–Robin spacesAlzheimer's diseaseErratumbusinessNeuroscience030217 neurology & neurosurgerySurgical neurology international
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Introducing the concept of “CSF-shift edema” in traumatic brain injury

2018

Brain edema after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) plays an important role in the outcome and survival of injured patients. It is also one of the main targets in the therapeutic approach in the current clinical practice. To date, the pathophysiology of traumatic brain swelling is complex and, being that it is thought to be mainly cytotoxic and vasogenic in origin, not yet entirely understood. However, based on new understandings of the hydrodynamic aspects of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), an additional mechanism of brain swelling can be considered. An increase in pressure into the subarachnoid space, secondary to traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, would result in a rapid shift of CSF from t…

0301 basic medicinePathologymedicine.medical_specialtySubarachnoid hemorrhageTraumatic brain injurybrain edema; cisternostomy; decompressive hemicraniectomy; paravascular pathway; traumatic brain injury; Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBrain water03 medical and health sciencesCellular and Molecular Neuroscience0302 clinical medicineCerebrospinal fluidEdemaBrain Injuries TraumaticmedicineHumansparavascular pathwaybrain edemaBrain edemabusiness.industrytraumatic brain injurymedicine.diseasecisternostomyPathophysiology030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structureSubarachnoid spacemedicine.symptomExtracellular Spacebusinessdecompressive hemicraniectomybrain edema; cisternostomy; decompressive hemicraniectomy; paravascular pathway; traumatic brain injury030217 neurology & neurosurgeryJournal of Neuroscience Research
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