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) |
|---|---|
| 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