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Possible Adverse Effects of Hyperventilation on rCBF during the Acute Phase of Total Proximal Occlusion of a Main Cerebral Artery

K. SchürmannA. A. HadjidimosM. Brock

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medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryCerebral arteriesIschemiamedicine.diseaseCerebral blood flowAnesthesiaInternal medicinemedicine.arteryHyperventilationMiddle cerebral arterymedicineCardiologyAnterior cerebral arterymedicine.symptomAdverse effectbusinessProximal occlusion

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Recent studies seem to favor a beneficial effect of hyperventilation (HV) in cases of cerebrovascular occlusion [1, 4] and brain trauma [2, 5]. On the other hand, it seems that, at least under certain circumstances, HV may exert an adverse effect upon cerebral blood flow and metabolism [3]. Since this question is not settled yet, it seems worthwhile to report briefly the present case of reversible total occlusion of the middle cerebral artery closely followed by successive rCBF studies (133Xe-gamma-clearance method), in which, during the acute phase, HV caused a latent ischemia to become manifest.

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1969-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85860-4_82