Abstract
The cerebrovascular system is highly vulnerable to fluctuations in systemic blood pressure (BP) through structural and functional alterations In a normal brain, cerebral blood flow (CBF) is autoregulated over a wide range of BP CBF remains
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Neurocritical Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 115-121 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781441968418 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Acute stroke
- BP management
- CPP
- Hydralazine
- Hypertension
- ICP and CBF autoregulation
- ICP elevation
- Labetalol
- Nicardipine
- Reflex vasodilatation
- Secondary brain and spinal cord injury
- Systemic hypotension