Neurochemical Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: Microdialysis, Jugular Venous Oximetry, and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Neurochemical Monitoring in the ICU held concurrently with the 5th Biannual Conference of the Japanese Study Group of Cerebral Venous Oximetry in Tokyo, Japan, May 20–21, 1994

Front Matter....Pages III-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Basic Problems in Clinical Application of Microdialysis Technique....Pages 3-25
Glutamate Neurotoxicity As a Mechanism of Ischemic Brain Damage: A Basic Study Using a New In Vivo Model....Pages 26-33
Delayed Neuronal Damage Following Focal Ischemic Injury in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats....Pages 34-41
Prolonged Stimulation-Induced Afterdischarges of Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Cells After Ischemia In Vivo....Pages 42-46
The Use of Microdialysis for Monitoring the Effect of the Neuroprotective Drug CI-977 on Extracellular Excitatory Amino Acids....Pages 47-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Microdialysis for Neurochemical Monitoring in Human Brain Injuries....Pages 59-63
Patterns of Excitatory Amino Acid Release and Ionic Flux After Severe Human Head Trauma....Pages 64-71
Measurement of Excitatory Amino Acid Release in Glioma and Contused Brain Tissue During Intracranial Surgery....Pages 72-77
Measurement of Lactic Acid and Amino Acids in the Cerebral Cortex of Head-Injured Patients Using Microdialysis....Pages 78-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Benefits and Pitfalls of Jugular Bulb Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring....Pages 87-97
Continuous Monitoring of Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units....Pages 98-104
The Optimal Cerebral Perfusion Pressure for Management of Patients with Severe Brain Injury....Pages 105-111
Bilateral Jugular Bulb Oximetry....Pages 112-119
Causes and Treatment of Desaturation in SjO 2 Monitoring....Pages 120-126
Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring of Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation, Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation, and Electroencephalography Power Spectrum for Intraoperative Cerebral Ischemia....Pages 127-133
Jugular Bulb Oxygen Saturation and Oxygen Consumption in Patients Receiving Barbiturate Therapy....Pages 134-139
Does the Transient Decrease in Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation and Jugular Venous Hemoglobin Saturation During the Rewarming Phase in a Cardiopulmonary Bypass Merely Reflect a Recovery of the Metabolic Rate? A Case Report....Pages 140-145
Jugular Bulb Oximetry in Patients with Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation....Pages 146-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
SjVO 2 Monitoring in Head-Injured Patients....Pages 153-159
Intraoperative Monitoring of Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation in Patients with Severe Head Injury....Pages 160-163
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Multimodal Evaluation of Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism Disturbances in Patients with Severe Head Injury: Special Reference to Cerebrovascular CO 2 Reactivity....Pages 164-171
Continuous Monitoring of Jugular Bulb Oxygen Saturation in the Management of Patients with Severe Closed Head Injury....Pages 172-179
CO 2 Reactivity and Autoregulation in Severe Head Injury: Bedside Assessment by Relative Changes in Arteriojugular Differences of Oxygen....Pages 180-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Validation of a Noninvasive Measurement of Regional Hemoglobin Oxygen Saturation....Pages 193-203
Validation of Monitoring of Cerebral Oxygenation by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Comatose Patients....Pages 204-210
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy at the Sagittal Sinus Region: Comparison with Jugular Bulb Oxymetry....Pages 211-217
Bilateral Simultaneous Monitoring of Regional Cerebrovascular Oxygen Saturation Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 218-225
Effects of Hyperventilation and CO 2 Inhalation on Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism of Moyamoya Disease Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 226-234
Back Matter....Pages 235-240