Neuroanesthesia Flashcards
Dan Hladky, CAA
Normal ICP and Brain Volumes

Cerebral Physiology

Cerebral Perfusion Pressure

Cerebral Blood Flow

Perfusion to Ischemic and Non-ischemic Regions of the Brain


Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

Cerebral Metabolism (CMRO2)


Cerebral Metabolism (CMRO2) Metabolic Mediators

What increases/decreases Cerebral Metabolism?

Temperature

Cerebral Metabolism

Relationship between CBF and PaC02

Relationship Between CBF and Pa02


Autoregulation


Limits of Autoregulation

Impairment of Autoregulation

Radius of Cerebral Blood Vessels


Radius of Cerebral Blood Vessels - Autonomic Nervous System

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

Signs and Symptoms of Increased ICP


Papilledema

Grade 4 has definite increased ICP
Consequences of Raised ICP

Symptoms Related to Increased ICP and Papilledema

Lowering ICP
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