Brain Edema XIV

Preface

Contents

Igor Klatzo Lecture

Bulk Flow and Diffusion Revisited, and Clinical Applications

Ischemia and the Blood-Brain Barrier Disorders

Experimental Cerebral Ischemia: The Contribution of the Bethesda Group

Past and Recent BBB Studies with Particular Emphasis on Changes in Ischemic Brain Edema

Increase in Activity of Neutrophils and Proinflammatory Mediators in Rats Following Acute and Prolonged Focal Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion

Factors in Creepy Delayed Neuronal Death in Hippocampus Following Brain Ischemia– Reperfusion Injury with Long- Term Survival

Endogenous Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide Is Involved in Suppression of Edema in the Ischemic Brain

Reduced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity and Cell Death After Global Ischemia in the Brain Preconditioned with Hyperbaric Oxygen

Radiation Exposure Prior to Ischemia Decreases Lesion Volume, Brain Edema and Cell Death

Effects of VEGF Administration or Neutralization on the BBB of Developing Rat Brain

Alterations in Blood–Brain Barrier Function and Brain Pathology by Morphine in the Rat. Neuroprotective Effects of Antioxidant H- 290/ 51

Hydrocephalus

Clinical Proof of the Importance of Compliance for Hydrocephalus Pathophysiology

An Algorithm to Assess the Rehabilitation Potential in Patients with Chronic Hydrocephalus

What Can Be Found Inside Shunt Catheters

Glue Instead of Stitches: A Minor Change of the Operative Technique with a Serious Impact on the Shunt Infection Rate

Animal Experiments to Evaluate Complications of Foreign Materials on Silicone with Shunt Catheters: Preliminary Results

Huge Thrombosis as a Consequence of VA-Shunts

Does Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Always Mean a Poor Prognosis?

Gravitational Shunt Complications After a Five-Year Follow-Up

Is It Possible to Minimize Overdrainage Complications with Gravitational Units in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? Protocol of the Randomized Controlled SVASONA Trial ( ISRCTN51046698)

Early Shunting Using the Parallel Shunt System in Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: In Vitro Testing of Handling, Technical Complications and Clogging Rate

Intracranial Irregularities Beside Hydrocephalus in H-Tx Rats

Co-morbidity as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Idiopathic Normal- Pressure Hydrocephalus

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Effects of Magnesium Sulfate Infusion on Cerebral Perfusion in Patients After Aneurysmal SAH

Timing of Serum Active MMP-9 and MMP-2 Levels in Acute and Subacute Phases After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Timing of Serum Soluble HLA-G Levels in Acute and Subacute Phases After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Minocycline Attenuates Brain Edema, Brain Atrophy and Neurological Deficits After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Myocardial Dysfunction in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Prognostication by Echo Cardiography and Cardiac Enzymes. A Prospective Study

The Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin on Intracerebral Hemorrhage- Induced Brain Injury in Mice

Estrogen Reduces Iron-Mediated Brain Edema and Neuronal Death

Imaging and Diagnosis

Improving Diagnostic Value of CT Examinations in Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke

Pattern Recognition Methods in 1H MRS Monitoring In Vivo of Normal Appearing Cerebellar Tissue After Treatment of Posterior Fossa Tumors

Metabolic Changes in Rat Brain Following Intracerebroventricular Injections of Streptozotocin: A Model of Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease

MR Spectroscopic Evaluation of Brain Tissue Damage After Treatment for Pediatric Brain Tumors

The Incidence of Imaging Abnormalities after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous and Cavernous Malformations

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Evaluation of Brain Tissue Metabolism After Irradiation for Pediatric Brain Tumors in Long- Term Survivors: A Report of Two Cases

Evaluation of the Late Effects of CNS Prophylactic Treatment in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ( ALL) Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

A Non-invasive Assessment of Intracranial Volume Reserve by Measuring Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume with the Aid of CT Imaging

Is Neuroradiological Imaging Sufficient for Exclusion of Intracranial Hypertension in Children? Intracranial Hypertension Syndrome Without Evident Radiological Symptoms

Trauma and Brain Tissue Injury

Substance P Immunoreactivity Increases Following Human Traumatic Brain Injury

Hyperbaric Oxygen Preconditioning Reduces Postoperative Brain Edema and Improves Neurological Outcomes After Surgical Brain Injury

Following Brain Trauma, Copeptin, a Stable Peptide Derived from the AVP Precusor, Does Not Reflect Osmoregulation but Correlates with Injury Severity

The Effects of Selective Brain Hypothermia and Decompressive Craniectomy on Brain Edema After Closed Head Injury in Mice

Outcome of Patients with Severe Head Injury After Decompressive Craniectomy

Assessing the Neurological Outcome of Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma Patients with and without Primary Decompressive Craniectomies

Changes in the Blood–CSF Barrier in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury

Dynamics of S100B Release into Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Following Acute Brain Injury

Ultrastructural and Immunochemical Studies of Glial Scar Formation in Diabetic Rats

Significance of Monitoring the Initial Intracranial Pressure on Hematoma Irrigation with Trephination Therapy for Acute Subdural Hematomas in Critical Conditions

Surgical Outcome Following a Decompressive Craniectomy for Acute Epidural Hematoma Patients Presenting with Associated Massive Brain Swelling

Prognosis for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Treated with Bilateral Decompressive Craniectomy

Posterior Fossa Brain Tissue Injury: Developmental, Neuropsychological, and Neurological Consequences of Brain Tumors in Children

Tumor

The Role of eNOS in Vascular Permeability in ENU-Induced Gliomas

Potential Role of CT Perfusion Parameters in the Identification of Solitary Intra- axial Brain Tumor Grading

Treatment

Neuromodulation with Pleiotropic and Multimodal Drugs – Future Approaches to Treatment of Neurological Disorders

Selected Combination of Neurotrophins Potentiate Neuroprotection and Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat

Antibodies to Dynorphin A (1–17) Attenuate Closed Head Injury Induced Blood– Brain Barrier Disruption, Brain Edema Formation and Brain Pathology in the Rat

Serine Protease Inhibitor Attenuates Intracerebral Hemorrhage- Induced Brain Injury and Edema Formation in Rat

State-of-the-Art management and Monitoring of Brain Edema and Intracranial Hypertension in Fulminant Hepatic Failure. A Proposed Algorithm

Novel Free Radical Monitoring in Patients with Neurological Emergency Diseases

Cerebrolysin Attenuates Blood–Brain Barrier and Brain Pathology Following Whole Body Hyperthermia in the Rat

Chronic Hypertension Aggravates Heat Stress-Induced Brain Damage: Possible Neuroprotection by Cerebrolysin

Nanoparticles and Brain Edema

Carbon Nanotubes in Neuroscience

Nanowired-Drug Delivery Enhances Neuroprotective Efficacy of Compounds and Reduces Spinal Cord Edema Formation and Improves Functional Outcome Following Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat

A New Antioxidant Compound H-290/51 Attenuates Nanoparticle Induced Neurotoxicity and Enhances Neurorepair in Hyperthermia

Influence of Nanoparticles on Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability and Brain Edema Formation in Rats

Author Index

Subject Index