Cerebral Microangiopathy
Study results from L. Petrica and colleagues broaden understanding of cerebral microangiopathy
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 25th, 2007
"' Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is a hemodynamic parameter representing the increase in normal cerebral artery blood flow in response to a vasodilatory stimulus such as hypercapnia. Main purpose: The aim of the study was to assess CVR using transcranial Doppler ultrasound and the breath-holding test (BHT) in normotensive patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)," scientists in Timisoara, Romania report.
"The cerebrovascular response to hypercapnia was evaluated in relation to risk factors for cerebral microangiopathy. The study was carried out in a group of 34 normotensive NIDDM patients and a group of 31 sex and age-matched normal controls. The...
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