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Autoregulation
Autoregulation
Autoregulation
Pressure volume curve
Pressure volume curve
Pressure volume curve
Cerebral blood flow pO2
Cerebral blood flow pO2
Cerebral blood flow pO2
Cerebral blood flow pCO2
Cerebral blood flow pCO2
Cerebral blood flow pCO2
Vasoconstriction cascade
Vasoconstriction cascade
Vasoconstriction cascade
Vasodilatory cascade
Vasodilatory cascade
Vasodilatory cascade
Intracranial pressure - volume
Intracranial pressure - volume
Intracranial pressure - volume
Schema of brain constraints - normal
Schema of brain constraints - normal
Schema of brain constraints - normal
Schema of brain constraints - raised ICP
Schema of brain constraints - Munro-Kellie
Schema of brain constraints - Munro-Kellie
Cerebral blood flow - PaCO2
Cerebral blood flow - PaCO2
Cerebral blood flow - PaCO2
Cerebral blood flow - MAP
Cerebral blood flow - MAP
Cerebral blood flow - MAP
ICP - volume curve
ICP - volume curve
ICP - volume curve
Lundberg A waves
Lundberg A waves
Lundberg A waves
Lundberg B waves
Lundberg B waves
Lundberg B waves
ICP waveform
ICP waveform
ICP waveform
Monro-Kellie
Monro-Kellie
Monro-Kellie
Chemical effects on CBF
Chemical effects on CBF
Chemical effects on CBF
Autoregulation CBF
Autoregulation CBF
Autoregulation CBF
Physiological causes of raised ICP
Physiological causes of raised ICP
Physiological causes of raised ICP
Non-pathological causes of raised ICP
Non-pathological causes of raised ICP
Non-pathological causes of raised ICP