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Ital J Neurol Sci ; 10(4): 415-21, 1989 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2793414

ABSTRACT

Cerebral blood flow (CBF), measured by the non-invasive 133-Xenon inhalation method, plasma levels of ammonia (NH3) and free tryptophan (fTRP) were determined in 30 cirrhotic patients without overt encephalopathy. Psychometric evaluation detected subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) in 20 of them, and was normal in the other 10. A significant CBF difference (p less than 0.05) was found between the SHE and the non-SHE patients. fTRP levels were significantly (p less than 0.05) higher in patients with SHE than in those without SHE, and a significant negative correlation (p = 0.003) was found between CBF values and fTRP in the whole group of patients. NH3 did not differ in the two subgroups and did not correlate with CBF values. It is concluded that CBF could have some implications in SHE, although its relevance is still unclear. The negative correlation between CBF and fTRP prompts further investigation concerning the relationships between plasma fTRP, brain serotonin, cerebral metabolism and blood flow in the development of brain derangement during cirrhosis.


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Cerebrovascular Circulation , Hepatic Encephalopathy/physiopathology , Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/physiopathology , Tryptophan/blood , Adult , Aged , Female , Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnostic imaging , Hepatic Encephalopathy/etiology , Humans , Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/blood , Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/complications , Male , Middle Aged , Radionuclide Imaging , Xenon Radioisotopes
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Stroke ; 18(1): 13-20, 1987.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3810745

ABSTRACT

Regional cerebral blood flow was studied by means of the 133Xe inhalation method in 26 untreated and 10 treated patients with essential hypertension. The untreated subjects were divided into newly and previously diagnosed groups to assess the relation between regional cerebral blood flow and the duration of hypertension. The overall flow reduction was more marked in the frontal and temporal regions in the previously diagnosed group, and this was attributed to pathological changes in the district served by the middle cerebral artery. Regional temporal lobe impairment was also noted in the newly diagnosed and treated subjects. A significant correlation was found between regional cerebral blood flow and mean arterial blood pressure.


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Cerebrovascular Circulation , Hypertension/physiopathology , Aged , Data Display , Female , Humans , Hypertension/drug therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Regional Blood Flow , Xenon Radioisotopes
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Surg Neurol ; 24(2): 211-7, 1985 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4012580

ABSTRACT

Seventeen patients with minor cerebral contusion were selected from a series of patients with head injuries of various severity, who had undergone repeat evaluations of the regional cerebral blood flow. The mean global flow (expressed as mean global initial slope index) on early examination was found to be significantly lower, compared with that recorded in healthy volunteers. A tendency towards the recovery of higher flow values was apparent in repeat evaluations that were performed several weeks after the injury. Interhemispheric asymmetries of flow were a common occurrence, with lower perfusion and reduced attenuation values on computed tomography scans being, however, in good agreement only in approximately half of the cases.


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Brain Concussion/physiopathology , Cerebrovascular Circulation , Adolescent , Adult , Brain Concussion/diagnostic imaging , Brain Concussion/psychology , Consciousness , Female , Humans , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Orientation , Time Factors , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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