• Neurological research · Dec 1995

    Early hemodynamic changes at the microcirculatory level and effects of mannitol following focal cryogenic injury.

    • F C Vinas, M Dujovny, and D Hodgkinson.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612-7329, USA.
    • Neurol. Res. 1995 Dec 1; 17 (6): 465-8.

    AbstractChanges in cerebral blood flow due to infusion of hyperosmolar solutions are of considerable importance in states of raised intracranial pressure. The present study was aimed to evaluate the effects of mannitol on the cerebral microcirculation, in a model of vasogenic brain edema. A right fronto-parietal craniotomy was performed in 30 adult Sprague-Dawley rats. Vasogenic edema was produced by placing dry-ice over the dura for 1 min. The cortical blood flow was monitored for 120 min using a laser-Doppler flowmeter (Perimed, Stockholm, Sweden), and graphics were recorded using a personal computer. Animals were randomly divided into three groups: group 1 (control group) received no mannitol; group 2 was treated with a bolus injection of 20% mannitol (1 mg kg-1); group 3 received the same dose over a 30 min infusion. Mean blood pressure, temperature, and respiratory rate were continuously monitored. At the end of the procedure, an intravenous injection of Evan's blue 2% was given. Results were compared by using repeated measures of analysis of variance and a two-sample t-test at each time. After the production of a cryogenic injury, we found a marked decrease in the cerebral blood flow, whereas mannitol partially reversed that effect. There was not significant difference between groups 2 and 3; however, there was a significant difference between mannitol and control groups after 15 min. During the early phase of vasogenic edema, early use of mannitol did not increase the blood flow, but stabilized it, preventing further decrease. Laser-Doppler flowmetry is a valuable method for continuous estimation of hemodynamic changes in the cerebral microcirculation.

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