Impact of acute hypobaric hypoxia on blood flow distribution in brain.

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Title:	Impact of acute hypobaric hypoxia on blood flow distribution in brain.
Authors:	Pagani, M., Salmaso, D., Sidiras, G. Gr., Jonsson, C., Jacobsson, H., Larsson, S. A., Lind, F.
Source:	Acta Physiologica. Jun2011, Vol. 202 Issue 2, p203-209. 7p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Graph.
Subjects:	Hypoxemia, Cerebral circulation, Single-photon emission computed tomography, Limbic system, Frontal lobe
Abstract:	Acute hypobaric hypoxia is well known to alter brain circulation and to cause neuropsychological impairment. However, very few studies have examined the regional changes occurring in the brain during acute exposure to extreme hypoxic conditions. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) response to hypoxia was investigated in six healthy subjects exposed to either normobaric normoxia or hypobaric hypoxia with ambient pressure/inspired oxygen pressure of 101/21 kPa and 50/11 kPa respectively. After 40 min at the desired pressure they were injected Tc-HMPAO and subsequently underwent single photon emission computed tomography. Regional cerebral blood flow distribution changes in the whole brain were assessed by Statistical Parametric Mapping, a well established voxel-based analysis method. Hypobaric hypoxia increased rCBF distribution in sensorymotor and prefrontal cortices and in central structures. PCO correlated positively and SatO negatively with rCBF in several temporal, parahippocampal, parietal and central structures. These findings underscore the specific sensitivity of the frontal lobe to acute hypobaric hypoxia and of limbic and central structures to blood gas changes emphasizing the involvement of these brain areas in acute hypoxia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	Acute hypobaric hypoxia is well known to alter brain circulation and to cause neuropsychological impairment. However, very few studies have examined the regional changes occurring in the brain during acute exposure to extreme hypoxic conditions. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) response to hypoxia was investigated in six healthy subjects exposed to either normobaric normoxia or hypobaric hypoxia with ambient pressure/inspired oxygen pressure of 101/21 kPa and 50/11 kPa respectively. After 40 min at the desired pressure they were injected Tc-HMPAO and subsequently underwent single photon emission computed tomography. Regional cerebral blood flow distribution changes in the whole brain were assessed by Statistical Parametric Mapping, a well established voxel-based analysis method. Hypobaric hypoxia increased rCBF distribution in sensorymotor and prefrontal cortices and in central structures. PCO correlated positively and SatO negatively with rCBF in several temporal, parahippocampal, parietal and central structures. These findings underscore the specific sensitivity of the frontal lobe to acute hypobaric hypoxia and of limbic and central structures to blood gas changes emphasizing the involvement of these brain areas in acute hypoxia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	17481708
DOI:	10.1111/j.1748-1716.2011.02264.x