Dynamics of Brain Edema

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Transport Properties of Capillaries Isolated From the Brain....Pages 7-10
Central Noradrenergic Regulation of Brain Microcirculation....Pages 11-17
Absence of Brain Edema After Reversible Osmotic Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier....Pages 18-22
Bypass of the Blood-Brain Barrier to Proteins Without Brain Tissue Damage....Pages 23-27
Water Content of Rat Brain in Acute Arterial Hypertension....Pages 28-31
Determination of Cerebral Edema by Quantitative Morphometry....Pages 32-37
The Blood-Brain Barrier in Experimental Seizures....Pages 38-42
An Ultrastructural Substrate for the Resolution of Post-Irradiation Brain Edema....Pages 43-49
Delayed Vasogenic Edema Following Irradiation of the Monkey Brain....Pages 50-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Early Hemodynamic Changes at the Microcirculatory Level Following Focal Cryogenic Injury over the Cortex....Pages 59-62
The Starling Hypothesis of Capillary Fluid Exchange in Relation to Brain Edema....Pages 63-67
Cerebrovascular Reactivity Related to Focal Brain Edema in the Primate....Pages 68-76
Brain Edema and Blood Pressure Measurements in Unanesthetized Hypertensive Rats with Cortical Lesions....Pages 77-82
Triethyl Tin-Induced Cerebral Edema: Implications for Determination of Cerebral Blood Flow in Edematous Tissue....Pages 83-86
The Movements of Water and Solutes in the Brains of Mammals....Pages 87-94
Production, Circulation and Absorption of Brain Interstitial Fluid....Pages 95-97
Clearance of Serum Albumin From Brain Extracellular Fluid: A Possible Role in Cerebral Edema....Pages 98-102
The Role of Tissue Pressure and Bulk Flow in the Formation and Resolution of Cold-Induced Edema....Pages 103-112
The Time Course of Brain Tissue Pressure and Local CBF in Vasogenic Edema....Pages 113-121
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
The Dynamics of Small and Large Molecules in the Extracellular Space and Cerebrospinal Fluid Following Local Cold Injury of the Cortex....Pages 122-128
Movement of Water Between Blood, Brain and CSF in Cerebral Edema....Pages 129-137
Some Further Studies on Vasogenic Edema....Pages 138-143
The EEG in Cerebral Edema....Pages 144-149
The Role of Monoamines in the Development of Cold-Induced Edema....Pages 150-154
Dependence of Traumatic Brain Edema on Immunologic Reactivity Against Tissue Antigens....Pages 155-160
Tissue and Plasma Factors in Cerebral Edema....Pages 161-163
Changes in the Sulfhydryl Group Level and Influence of Exogenous Glutathione on Dynamics of Vasogenic Brain Edema....Pages 164-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Pathophysiologic Aspects of Ischemic Edema....Pages 171-180
Transport Studies in Ischemic Cerebral Edema....Pages 181-186
Monoamines in Cerebral Ischemia in Relation to Brain Edema....Pages 187-192
The Role of Biogenic Amines in the Progression of Cerebral Ischemia and Edema: Modification by p-Chlorophenylalanine, Methysergide, and Pentoxyfilline....Pages 193-202
The Role of Monoamines and Cyclic AMP in Ischemic Brain Edema....Pages 203-214
The “Low-Flow” State Following Total Cerebral Ischemia....Pages 215-218
Development and Resolution of Ischemic Brain Swelling....Pages 219-227
Edema Formation in the Isolated Canine Brain: Anoxia vs. Ischemia....Pages 228-235
Microvascular Alterations and Edema in Focal Cerebral Ischemia....Pages 236-243
Hemispheral Ischemic Cerebral Cortical Edema in a Primate (M. mulatta)....Pages 244-253
Relationship Between Ischemic Neuronal Damage and Edema in Primate and Rodent Brain....Pages 254-261
Ischemic Cerebral Edema and Hyperemia in the Process of Cerebral Infarction....Pages 262-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Water, Specific Gravity and Histology as Determinants of Diagnostic Computerized Cranial Tomography (CCT)....Pages 271-277
Computed Tomography of Vasogenic Cerebral Edema....Pages 278-282
CT Findings in Brain Edema Compared with Direct Chemical Analysis of Tissue Samples....Pages 283-287
Cerebral Edema and Blood Volume in Man Measured by CT Scan....Pages 288-292
A New Therapy Regimen for Brain Edema....Pages 293-300
The Effect of Dexamethasone and Diuretics on Peritumor Brain Edema: Comparative Study of Tissue Water Content and CT....Pages 301-305
Ultrastructural Studies on Formation of Edema and Its Treatment Following Experimental Brain Infarction in Monkeys....Pages 306-314
Experimental Spinal Cord Injury: Effects of Steroids and/or Cooling on Edema, Electrolytes, and Motor Recovery....Pages 315-322
Brain Edema After Head Injury....Pages 323-325
Effects of Glycerol Treatment on CSF Pressure and rCBF in Patients With Cerebral Infarction....Pages 326-329
The Effect of Dexamethasone on Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Supratentorial Tumors....Pages 330-336
Double-Blind Study on the Effects of Steroids on Severe Closed Head Injury....Pages 337-343
Re-Evaluation of Short-Term Steroid Therapy for Perifocal Brain Edema....Pages 344-350
The Influence of Various Doses of Dexamethasone on Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Severe Head Injury....Pages 351-355
Back Matter....Pages 357-406