Cerebral metabolism.
An intricate relationship normally exists between cerebral metabolism and energy substrate supply because of the brain's high substrate demand and limited storage capacity. In head-injured patients, this balance can be disrupted. The brain parenchyma directly involved by the injury is hypometabolic in respect to glucose and oxygen, whereas peri-injury tissue may have an elevated metabolic rate.
Ritter
A M
AM
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Robertson
C S
CS
D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology