Uncoupling between CBF and oxygen metabolism in a patient with chronic subdural haematoma: case report.
The regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and oxygen metabolism of a patient with a chronic subdural haematoma were examined quantitatively, using positron emission tomography (PET). Before operation, the rCBF was decreased slightly throughout the brain, whereas the regional oxygen extraction fraction (rOEF) was increased throughout the brain, with values ranging from 0.36 to 0.60. One month after operation, the rCBF had recovered remarkably in almost all regions and rOEF had decreased to within the normal range.
Ishikawa
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Department of Surgical Neurology, Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels-AKITA, Japan.
Kawamura
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Hadeishi
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H
Suzuki
A
A
Yasui
N
N
Shishido
F
F
Uemura
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K
D001810:Blood Volume / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed