Cerebral vascular spasm : : A new diagnostic and neurosurgical approach, based on advances in neuropharmacology and neurosciences / / ed. by D. Voth, E. Betz, K. Schürmann, P. Glees.

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• MitwirkendeR: Aaslid, R.,; Ahyai, A.,; Albrecht, K. W.,; Ammerer, H. P.,; Andersson, K.-E.,; Auer, L. M.,; Baethmann, A.,; Bayerl, J. R.,; Beck, O. J.,; Beck, O.,; Beks, J. W. F.,; Bettag, W.,; Betz, E.,; Betz, H.,; Bien, S.,; Bock, W. J.,; Bockhorn, J.,; Brandt, L.,; Brawanski, A.,; Brismar, J.,; Buchmueller, H. R.,; Chaumier, E.,; Dabir, K.,; Debbage, P. L.,; Delgado, T.,; Diemer, N.,; Dwyer, D.,; Edvinsson, L.,; Eichstädt, H.,; Eifiner, D.,; Espinosa, F.,; Exner, S.,; Fiebach, B. J. O.,; Frisch, J.,; Gaab, M. R.,; Gelmers, H. J.,; Gerstenbrand, F.,; Gilsbach, J.,; Glees, P.,; Godfraind, T.,; Golenhofen, K.,; Grossmann, W.,; Grotenhuis, J. A.,; Grunert, V.,; Gröger, U.,; Guggenberger, H.,; Gutmann, M.,; Hageman, L. M.,; Hahn, K.,; Haller, C.,; Harmsen, A.,; Hartmann, A.,; Haubitz, I.,; Haydn, F.,; Heinle, H.,; Heiss, W.-D.,; Henn, M.,; Herholz, K.,; Heuser, D.,; Hey, O.,; Hogestatt, D.,; Huber, P.,; Hughes, J. T.,; Härders, A.,; Johansson, B. B.,; Karnik, R.,; Kazda, S.,; Klein, H. J.,; Kleine, T. O.,; Kling, D.,; Koos, W. Th.,; Kostron, H.,; Kuschinsky, W.,; Lang, J.,; Lassen, N. A.,; Leniger-Follert, Elfriede,; Lindewald, H.,; Lindner, P.,; Ljunggren, B.,; Lütcke, A.,; Meinig, G.,; Meyermann, R.,; Mickey, B.,; Muizelaar, J. P.,; Nickel, O.,; Nornes, H.,; Oppel, F.,; Otto, D.,; Paal, G.,; Pawlik, G.,; Perneczky, A.,; Perneczky, G.,; Pertuiset, B.,; Pesch, R.,; Pohlmann-Eden, B.,; Prugger, M.,; Reulen, H. J.,; Richter, H.-P.,; Rittmeyer, K.,; Robert, G.,; Rumpl, E.,; Russegger, L.,; Sayama, I.,; Schiirmann, K.,; Schindler, E.,; Schmitt, H. P.,; Schurmann, K.,; Schäfer, M.,; Sichez, J. P.,; Skarby, T.,; Spoerri, O.,; Stampfel, G.,; Svendgaard, N. A.,; Säveland, H.,; Thorwirth, T.,; Towart, R.,; Tritthart, H. A.,; Tritthart, H.,; Ulrich, F.,; Ulrich, P.,; Ungersbock, K.,; Voldby, B.,; Vorkapic, P.,; Vorstrup, S.,; Voth, D.,; Wagner, R.,; Wahl, M.,; Weir, B.,; Werf, A. J. M. van der,; Wickboldt, J.,; Wienhard, K.,
• HerausgeberIn: Betz, E.,; Glees, P.,; Schürmann, K.,; Voth, D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: Reprint 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (515 p.)

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Anatomy of cerebral vessels and regulation of cerebral blood flow -- Anatomic variations and anomalies of the cerebral arterial circle of Willis and its central branches -- The relation of glia to cerebral blood vessels and neurons -- The innervation of the central nervous system vasculature in the rabbit (A preliminary study) -- Electrical and chemical control of activation processes in vascular smooth muscle -- Experimental noradrenaline- and hydroperoxide induced contractions in segments of carotid arteries -- Regulating mechanism of cerebral micro-circulation during enhanced and decreased functional activity of nervous tissue -- Post-ischaemic reactivity of pial arteries, an experimental study -- Comparative morphological, biochemical and pharmacological investigations of a spontaneously active smooth muscle -- The significance of vascular resistance in reperfusion following cerebral ischaemia -- II. Experimental investigations of the pathophysiology and therapy of cerebral angiospasm -- Vasospasm in hypertensive rats induced by dihydralazine (Nepresol) -- Determination of local metabolic rate and local blood flow in the brain using the 2-deoxyg}ucose- and iodoantipyrine techniques -- Vasoconstrictor and vasodilator substances, their effect on arterial preparations under isometric and constant flow conditions -- The influence of peripheral and central monoamine systems on the development of experimental cerebral vasospasm in rats -- Effects of calcium removal and organic calcium entry blockers on contractile responses in isolated feline cerebral and mesenteric arteries -- Calcium antagonists and smooth muscle -- Cerebral angiospasm, Ca-current and Ca-antagonists -- Anti-vasoconstrictor effects of calcium antagonists: comparative experiments on isolated cerebral vessels, with special reference to nimodipine -- Nimodipine for chronic vasospasm due to subarachnoid haemorrhage in primates -- The effect of the calcium antagonist nimodipine on experimental vasospasm of cat -- III. Clinical pathophysiology of cerebral angiospasm -- The clinical picture of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) -- Histopathological changes in cerebral vasospasm -- Pathological physiology of cerebral blood flow disturbance in vasospasm -- A review of neurotransmitters and hormones implicated in mediating cerebral vasospasm -- Cerebral ischaemia due to vasospasm after subarachnoidal haemorrhage -- Spasm of vertebral artery due to blunt mechanical impact: phenomenon and problem -- Pathophysiological and pharmacological aspects of cerebral vasospasm (A discussion of experimental studies) -- Spontaneous regression of carotid stenosis and its differential diagnoses -- Grading of spontaneous subarachnoidal haemorrhage -- IV. Diagnostic procedures and clinical criteria of cerebral angiospasm -- Neuroradiological aspects of cerebral angiospasm -- Cerebral angiospasm: differential diagnostic considerations -- Noninvasive transcranial Doppler ultrasound recording in basal cerebral arteries — a new approach to the evaluation of cerebrovascular spasm -- Flow pattern studies during operation for aneurysm -- Angiospasms after aneurysm surgery in the acute stage. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound findings -- The ultra short-lived isotope 195mAu — a new diagnostic tool in quantitative cerebral blood flow measurements -- Influence of stenotic/occlusive lesions of cerebral arteries and subarachnoidal haemorrhage on lactate and glucose content in lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) -- Determination of regional glucose metabolism in patients with ischaemic infarct by positron emission tomography -- nrCBF for the assessment of cerebral vasospasm and its therapy -- Serial measurement of regional cerebral blood flow in patients with subarachnoidal haemorrhage using 133xenon inhalation and emission computed tomography -- Regional cerebral blood flow measurement in cerebral vasospasm — timing of diagnostic and surgical procedures -- V. Therapy of angiospasm — choices of treatment and likely success -- The incidence of cerebral vasospasm on the timing of surgery during the first week following an aneurysmal rupture (60 cases in a series of 265) -- Dangers of early operation for prevention of vasospasm in subarachnoid haemorrhage -- Vasospasm, its effect on timing the treatment of aneurysm of cerebral vessels -- Treatment of arterial spasm after aneurysmal surgery and subarachnoid haemorrhage with induced hypertension -- The use of nimodipine in patients following subarachnoid haemorrhage -- Preliminary observations on the use of nimodipine and Prostaglandine Ei in acute subarachnoid haemorrhage and ischaemic stroke -- The use of the Ca-antagonist nimodipine in the prevention and the treatment of clinical ischaemia after subarachnoidal haemorrhage and the value of early aneurysm surgery -- A trial with nimodipine, a calcium entry blocker for the prevention and treatment of ischaemic brain damage -- Nimodipine in prevention and treatment of cerebral vasospasm after SAH -- Tolerance of temporary arterial occlusion in early aneurysm surgery -- Prevention of symptomatic vasospasm in patients suffering from subarachnoidal haemorrhage — preliminary results of an open study -- Specific calcium antagonism: a new and effective therapy of cerebral vasospasm? -- The treatment of cerebral arterial spasm with nimodipine (Observations based on intra-carotid injections) -- Therapeutical application of the calcium antagonist nimodipine in intracranial vasospasms following subarachnoidal haemorrhage -- Double-blind study on the use of a calcium antagonist (verapamil) against vasospasms following subarachnoid haemorrhage (preliminary results) -- Therapeutic profile of calcium antagonists -- VI. Survey and summary of the meeting -- List of Contributors -- Author's Index -- Subject Index