A Brief Review of Brain's Blood Flow –Metabolism Coupling and Pressure Autoregulation

Conclusion Although fragmentation of cerebral autoregulation in separate and distinct from each other mechanisms is somewhat arbitrary, such a scheme is useful for reasons of simplification and to better understand their overall effect. Comprehension of cerebral autoregulation is imperative for clinicians in order for them to mitigate consequences of its impairment in the context of traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, or other pathological conditions. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research