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Recovery of Brain Function After Ischaemia

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Plasticity of the Central Nervous System

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 41))

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Experimental evidence has recently suggested that early reperfusion following at least focal cerebral ischaemia is accompanied by a return of function which has apparently been suspended during the ischaemic period. The experimental evidence for this is presented.

Clinical correlates of this reversible ischaemia sometimes referred to as “penumbral ischaemia” are well known in relation to aneurysm surgery. Several examples are presented in this paper. It is also clear that less easily documented and verifiable recovery from long-term ischaemia may occur in neurosurgery and in interesting case suggestive of this is presented. It involved a middle cerebral occlusion which occurred during the excision of a large meningioma.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Prof. Lindsay Symon T.D., F.R.C.S.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Keiji Sano M.D., D.M.Sc., F.A.C.S. (Hon.)

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Shozo Ishii M.D., D.M.Sc.

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Symon, L. (1987). Recovery of Brain Function After Ischaemia. In: Sano, K., Ishii, S. (eds) Plasticity of the Central Nervous System. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 41. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8945-0_13

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