Naloxone lowers cerebrospinal fluid levels of excitatory amino acids after thoracoabdominal aortic surgery

Case 3--2005 risk and benefits of cerebrospinal fluid drainage during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.

Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage for thoracoabdominal aortic surgery: rationale and practical considerations for management.

Paraplegia remains one of the most devastating complications of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery and is associated with a significant increase in both morbidity and mortality. Modern aortic repair techniques use many modalities aimed at reducing the risk of spinal cord ischemia inherent with surgical management. One of these modalities that acts via optimizing spinal cord blood flow is lumbar ce...

Free amino acids in cerebrospinal fluid.

Values for total amino acid nitrogen and for certain individual amino acids in cerebrospinal fluid have been reported in the literature. The values for total a-amino acid nitrogen show some variations, perhaps depending on the methods employed. Weichmann and Dominicke (I), using the Folin calorimetric method, report values of 1.2 to 2.0 mg. per cent, while Christensen et al. (2), using the mano...

Transport of neutral amino acids from feline cerebrospinal fluid.

SNODGRASS, S. ROBERT, ROBERT W. P. CUTLER, ELLEN SONG KANG, AND ANTONIO V. LORENZO. Trans@t of neutral amino acids from feline cerebros&d &id. Am. J. Physiol. 2 17 (4) : 974-980. 1969.-CSF clearances of L-leucine, cycloleucine, I;-alanine, and AIB were measured during ventriculocisternal perfusions of 14Clabeled amino acids in cats. Amino acid clearances exceeded that of 12”1-labeled human seru...

Abnormalities of cerebrospinal fluid amino-acids in purulent meningitis.

Serial measurements were made of the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma amino-acid concentrations in 12 patients with purulent meningitis. Marked increases in the concentrations of most CSF amino-acids were found, possibly caused by altered transport mechanisms in the inflamed meninges and choroid plexuses.