Acute Cerebral Insufficiency in Patients with Severe Forms of Alcoholic Psychoses
oleh: V. V. Zverev, A. P. Cheremskoy, V. I. Lysenko
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Moscow, Russia 2006-02-01 |
Deskripsi
The paper summarizes the results of studies of cerebral metabolism in 38 patients with delirium tremens. The findings have led to the conclusion that the leading factor of the pathogenesis of acute cerebral insufficiency in this case is energy deficiency caused by impaired cerebral glucose utilization rather than hypoxia itself.