[The Cerebral Function Monitor in intensive care]. / Note sur le Moniteur de Fonction Cérébrale en réanimation.

The Monitor of Cerebral Function, the first apparatus designed for continual cerebral monitoring for prolonged periods, is used frequently as an aid during revival. Due to its ease of operation and its straight-forward displaying of the data, it can supply continual information on the state of cerebral activity. Wem used it in various situations where there was a risk of cerebral circulatory insufficiency. Besides this role in the prevention of emergency, we used the M.C.F. as a diagnostic tool in the assessment of brain death. An early confirmation of the presence of stage IV allows of a more efficient removal and grafting of the kidneys. Finally, we also use the M.C.F. in the study of abnormalities of behaviour in patients whose revival to consciousness is slow.

[Use of the Cerebral Function Monitor in the study of physiological sleep]. / Utilisation du Moniteur de Fonction Cérébrale dans l'étude du sommeil physiologique.

After a brief description of the different phases of physiological sleep, the reasons for employing a new appatus, the Monitor of Cerebral Function, are discussed. This instrument, the first designed for continual monitoring of cerebral activity may be employed in neurophysiology. The results obtained are presented, i.e. the demonstration of a perfect correlation between the Monitor of Cerebral Function recording and the polygraphic methods. The paradoxal and rapid phases of sleep are easily distinguished. The study of paradoxal sleep, both in physiology and in pharmacology, could profit greatly from the use of the MCF due to the great advantage of its ease of operation.

[Inhalation of regurgitated fluid during anesthesia]. / Les inhalations per-anesthésiques de liquide régurgité.

Since the observations of HALL in 1940 and MENDELSON in 1946 numerous clinical and experimental reports have completed our knowledge of the consequences of inhalation of fluid during anesthesia. Apart from the pulmonary signs, this syndrome includes cardiovascular signs. The course of the pulmonary disease is often unfavourable. Frequently, diagnostic problems are raised a posteriori in the light of respiratory distress and abnormal pulmonary radiological signs. It is then sometimes difficult to distinguish the role of the position on the operating table, the role of massive transfusion without adequate filtration, a state of shock, or unrecognised inhalation of fluid. The various problems are exposed. The interest of prevention and treatment is discussed.