Cerebral Effects of Hypothermia.

Abstract

We have investigated the cerebral effects of deep cerebral hypothermia (8 C) and rewarming on cerebrovascular, cerebral metabolic and brain electrical function. Results show that progressively cooling the brain to 8 C produces a decrease in cerebral blood flow and a larger linear decrease in cerebral oxygen consumption and loss of electrical function. Results indicate that even with marked cerebral hypothermia, all physiological and electrical functions can be recovered with proper rewarming procedure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 02, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149099

Entities

People

  • W. E. Hoffman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anesthesiology
  • Blood
  • Blood Flow
  • Brain
  • Brain Stem
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Cerebrovascular System
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Hypothalamus
  • Hypothermia
  • Military Research
  • Perfusion
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Recovery

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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