Open AccessCooling-Induced Carotid Artery Dilatation
Author(s) -
Seham Mustafa,
Olav Thulesius
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/hs0102.101545
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , vasodilation , cerebral blood flow , anesthesia , stimulation , norepinephrine , blood flow , cardiology , endocrinology , dopamine
Clinical and experimental studies seem to indicate that hypothermia may improve outcome in stroke victims and reduce experimental brain injury. The current interpretation is that cooling has a neuroprotective effect by reducing brain metabolism. The objective of our study was to test the hypothesis that hypothermia induces arterial vasodilatation and thereby increases cerebral blood flow.
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