Blood supply and vascular reactivity of the spinal cord under normal and pathological conditions: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-251

  Martirosyan, Nikolay L ^a   Feuerstein, Jeann E S ^a   Theodore, Nicholas ^a   Cavalcanti, Daniel D ^a   Spetzler, Robert F ^a   Preul, Mark C ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Spinal cord blood supply; Spinal cord injury; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA OCCLUSION; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN INJURY; CAPILLARY; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; DISEASE DURATION; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD ARTERY; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD CAPILLARY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; CONSTRICTION; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 80052584989     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.4.SPINE10543     Document Type: Review

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