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Mechanism of Hyperventilation in Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents.
- Source :
- British Medical Journal; 7/3/1971, Vol. 3 Issue 5765, p9-12, 4p, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 1971
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Abstract
- Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid and arterial blood acid-base state were assessed in 19 patients within 24 hours of an acute cerebrovascular accident. Those with haemorrhage into the C.S.F. showed a lower C.S.F. pH and higher C.S.F. lactate than those without haemorrhage but the , was similar in the two groups, suggesting that this greater C.S.F. acidity was not responsible for a greater degree of hyperventilation. In those without haemorrhage an inverse relation was found between C.S.F. pH and arterial , suggesting that a non-chemical ventilatory drive—for example, due to central neurological damage—was responsible for the acid-base changes observed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071447
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 5765
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 64100606