Brain Edema XIV

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Bulk Flow and Diffusion Revisited, and Clinical Applications....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 16-16
Experimental Cerebral Ischemia: The Contribution of the Bethesda Group....Pages 17-19
Past and Recent BBB Studies with Particular Emphasis on Changes in Ischemic Brain Edema....Pages 21-27
Increase in Activity of Neutrophils and Proinflammatory Mediators in Rats Following Acute and Prolonged Focal Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion....Pages 29-35
Factors in Creepy Delayed Neuronal Death in Hippocampus Following Brain Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury with Long-Term Survival....Pages 37-41
Endogenous Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide Is Involved in Suppression of Edema in the Ischemic Brain....Pages 43-46
Reduced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity and Cell Death After Global Ischemia in the Brain Preconditioned with Hyperbaric Oxygen....Pages 47-49
Radiation Exposure Prior to Ischemia Decreases Lesion Volume, Brain Edema and Cell Death....Pages 51-53
Effects of VEGF Administration or Neutralization on the BBB of Developing Rat Brain....Pages 55-59
Alterations in Blood–Brain Barrier Function and Brain Pathology by Morphine in the Rat. Neuroprotective Effects of Antioxidant H-290/51....Pages 61-66
Front Matter....Pages 68-68
Clinical Proof of the Importance of Compliance for Hydrocephalus Pathophysiology....Pages 69-73
An Algorithm to Assess the Rehabilitation Potential in Patients with Chronic Hydrocephalus....Pages 75-79
What Can Be Found Inside Shunt Catheters....Pages 81-85
Glue Instead of Stitches: A Minor Change of the Operative Technique with a Serious Impact on the Shunt Infection Rate....Pages 87-89
Animal Experiments to Evaluate Complications of Foreign Materials on Silicone with Shunt Catheters: Preliminary Results....Pages 91-93
Huge Thrombosis as a Consequence of VA-Shunts....Pages 95-99
Does Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Always Mean a Poor Prognosis?....Pages 101-106
Gravitational Shunt Complications After a Five-Year Follow-Up....Pages 107-112
Is It Possible to Minimize Overdrainage Complications with Gravitational Units in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? Protocol of the Randomized Controlled SVASONA Trial (ISRCTN51046698)....Pages 113-115
Early Shunting Using the Parallel Shunt System in Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: In Vitro Testing of Handling, Technical Complications and Clogging Rate....Pages 117-119
Front Matter....Pages 68-68
Intracranial Irregularities Beside Hydrocephalus in H-Tx Rats....Pages 121-126
Co-morbidity as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 127-130
Front Matter....Pages 132-132
Effects of Magnesium Sulfate Infusion on Cerebral Perfusion in Patients After Aneurysmal SAH....Pages 133-135
Timing of Serum Active MMP-9 and MMP-2 Levels in Acute and Subacute Phases After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage....Pages 137-140
Timing of Serum Soluble HLA-G Levels in Acute and Subacute Phases After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage....Pages 141-145
Minocycline Attenuates Brain Edema, Brain Atrophy and Neurological Deficits After Intracerebral Hemorrhage....Pages 147-150
Myocardial Dysfunction in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Prognostication by Echo Cardiography and Cardiac Enzymes. A Prospective Study....Pages 151-154
The Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin on Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Brain Injury in Mice....Pages 155-157
Estrogen Reduces Iron-Mediated Brain Edema and Neuronal Death....Pages 159-162
Front Matter....Pages 164-164
Improving Diagnostic Value of CT Examinations in Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke....Pages 165-170
Pattern Recognition Methods in 1 H MRS Monitoring In Vivo of Normal Appearing Cerebellar Tissue After Treatment of Posterior Fossa Tumors....Pages 171-175
Metabolic Changes in Rat Brain Following Intracerebroventricular Injections of Streptozotocin: A Model of Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 177-181
MR Spectroscopic Evaluation of Brain Tissue Damage After Treatment for Pediatric Brain Tumors....Pages 183-186
The Incidence of Imaging Abnormalities after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous and Cavernous Malformations....Pages 187-190
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Evaluation of Brain Tissue Metabolism After Irradiation for Pediatric Brain Tumors in Long-Term Survivors: A Report of Two Cases....Pages 191-194
Evaluation of the Late Effects of CNS Prophylactic Treatment in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy....Pages 195-197
A Non-invasive Assessment of Intracranial Volume Reserve by Measuring Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume with the Aid of CT Imaging....Pages 199-202
Is Neuroradiological Imaging Sufficient for Exclusion of Intracranial Hypertension in Children? Intracranial Hypertension Syndrome Without Evident Radiological Symptoms....Pages 203-208
Front Matter....Pages 210-210
Substance P Immunoreactivity Increases Following Human Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 211-216
Hyperbaric Oxygen Preconditioning Reduces Postoperative Brain Edema and Improves Neurological Outcomes After Surgical Brain Injury....Pages 217-220
Front Matter....Pages 210-210
Following Brain Trauma, Copeptin, a Stable Peptide Derived from the AVP Precusor, Does Not Reflect Osmoregulation but Correlates with Injury Severity....Pages 221-224
The Effects of Selective Brain Hypothermia and Decompressive Craniectomy on Brain Edema After Closed Head Injury in Mice....Pages 225-229
Outcome of Patients with Severe Head Injury After Decompressive Craniectomy....Pages 231-233
Assessing the Neurological Outcome of Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma Patients with and without Primary Decompressive Craniectomies....Pages 235-237
Changes in the Blood–CSF Barrier in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 239-245
Dynamics of S100B Release into Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Following Acute Brain Injury....Pages 247-250
Ultrastructural and Immunochemical Studies of Glial Scar Formation in Diabetic Rats....Pages 251-255
Significance of Monitoring the Initial Intracranial Pressure on Hematoma Irrigation with Trephination Therapy for Acute Subdural Hematomas in Critical Conditions....Pages 257-260
Surgical Outcome Following a Decompressive Craniectomy for Acute Epidural Hematoma Patients Presenting with Associated Massive Brain Swelling....Pages 261-264
Prognosis for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Treated with Bilateral Decompressive Craniectomy....Pages 265-270
Posterior Fossa Brain Tissue Injury: Developmental, Neuropsychological, and Neurological Consequences of Brain Tumors in Children....Pages 271-274
Front Matter....Pages 276-276
The Role of eNOS in Vascular Permeability in ENU-Induced Gliomas....Pages 277-282
Potential Role of CT Perfusion Parameters in the Identification of Solitary Intra-axial Brain Tumor Grading....Pages 283-287
Front Matter....Pages 290-290
Neuromodulation with Pleiotropic and Multimodal Drugs – Future Approaches to Treatment of Neurological Disorders....Pages 291-294
Selected Combination of Neurotrophins Potentiate Neuroprotection and Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat....Pages 295-300
Antibodies to Dynorphin A (1–17) Attenuate Closed Head Injury Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption, Brain Edema Formation and Brain Pathology in the Rat....Pages 301-306
Serine Protease Inhibitor Attenuates Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Brain Injury and Edema Formation in Rat....Pages 307-310
State-of-the-Art management and Monitoring of Brain Edema and Intracranial Hypertension in Fulminant Hepatic Failure. A Proposed Algorithm....Pages 311-314
Novel Free Radical Monitoring in Patients with Neurological Emergency Diseases....Pages 315-319
Cerebrolysin Attenuates Blood–Brain Barrier and Brain Pathology Following Whole Body Hyperthermia in the Rat....Pages 321-325
Front Matter....Pages 290-290
Chronic Hypertension Aggravates Heat Stress-Induced Brain Damage: Possible Neuroprotection by Cerebrolysin....Pages 327-333
Front Matter....Pages 336-336
Carbon Nanotubes in Neuroscience....Pages 337-341
Nanowired-Drug Delivery Enhances Neuroprotective Efficacy of Compounds and Reduces Spinal Cord Edema Formation and Improves Functional Outcome Following Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat....Pages 343-350
A New Antioxidant Compound H-290/51 Attenuates Nanoparticle Induced Neurotoxicity and Enhances Neurorepair in Hyperthermia....Pages 351-357
Influence of Nanoparticles on Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability and Brain Edema Formation in Rats....Pages 359-364
Back Matter....Pages 365-403