Incomplete versus complete cerebral ischemia: improved outcome with a minimal blood flow

Annals of Neurology
P A SteenJ H Milde

Abstract

It has been reported that incomplete cerebral ischemia with cerebral blood flow less than 10% of control may be more damaging than an equal period of complete ischemia. In this study, the effects of severe, incomplete cerebral ischemia on neurological outcome and cerebral metabolism were studied in dogs anesthetized with nitrous oxide. The results were compared with those of a previous study concerned with the effects of complete ischemia. Dogs could sustain only 8 to 9 minutes of complete ischemia with return of normal neurological function, whereas maintenance of a cerebral blood flow rate less than 10% of control extended this limit to 10 6o 12 minutes. Following a 10-minute exposure, only dogs undergoing incomplete ischemia regained a normal cerebral oxygen consumption within 90 minutes; similarly, animals subjected to incomplete ischemia enjoyed a faster return of EEG activity than dogs exposed to complete ischemia of the same duration. Cerebral metabolite levels did not prove to be a good index of return of neurological function. Within periods of cerebral ischemia in which meaningful neurological recovery might be expected, we conclude that some blood flow is better than no flow.

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