Brain Edema: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium, November 7–10, 1984 in Tokyo

Invited Lecture (I).- Concepts of Ischemic Injury Associated with Brain Edema..- Invited Lecture (II).- Edema and Myelin-Associated Extracellular Spaces..- Morphology (I).- Paracellular Pathway for the Resolution of Hydrocephalic Edema..- Thermal Analysis of Edema Fluid and Electron Microscopy Studies in 6-ANA Brain Edema..- The Fine Structural Study of Brain Response to Intracerebral Infusion of Serum in the Cat..- Vascular Permeability and Cerebral Oedema in Experimental Brain Tumours..- Electron Microscopic and Behavioral Studies in Experimental Lead Encephalopathy..- Invited Lecture (III).- A Model for Brain Edema..- Pathophysiology and BBB (I).- Colloid Osmotic Pressure of Cat Brain Homogenate Relative to Autogenous Cerebrospinal Fluid Measured by Means of an Electronic Osmometer with a Rigid Semipermeable Copper Ferrocyanide Membrane..- Exudation of Plasma Protein Fractions in Vasogenic Brain Edema..- Development of Brain Edema Following Fluid Percussion Injury..- Biomechanics of Vasogenic Brain Edema: Application of Biot’s Conolidation Theory and the Finite Element Method..- Dynamics of Fluid Movement Through Brain Parenchyma and into the CSF in Vasogenic Brain Edema..- The Effect of Lymphatic Blockage on Resolution of Vasogenic Brain Edema..- Brain Edema Model Induced with Typhoid Endotoxin in Rabbits..- Morphology (II).- The Mucopolysaccharides of the Ground Substance in Ischemic Edema..- Distribution of Lectin Receptors on Cerebral Endothelium..- Semiquantitative Evaluation of Interendothelial Cleft Changes in Water Intoxication..- Differences in Response of Large-Vessel Endothelium and Capillary Endothelium Following Intracarotid Mannitol..- Ultrastructure of Capillary Permeability in Human Brain Tumors — Gliomas Associated with Cerebral Edema (Low-Density Area)..- Early Permeability Change of Macromolecules After Transient Global Ischemia..- Disintegration of Orthogonal Arrays in Perivascular Astrocytic Processes as an Early Event in Acute Global Ischemia..- Metabolism (I).- Arachidonic Acid Induces Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier..- Cell Volume Regulation of Glial Cells During Anoxia and Hyposmotic Exposure in Vitro..- Cerebral Blood Flow, Energy Utilization, Serotonin Metabolism, (Na, K)ATPase Activity and Postischemic Brain Swelling..- Serotonin Receptors in Ischemic Brain Edema..- Evaluation of Steroid Treatment of High-Energy Metabolism of Ischemic Brain Edema in Vivo by Means of a Topical Magnetic Resonance (TMR-32) Spectrometer..- Regional Metabolism and Circulation at Peritumoral Edema Caused by Meningioma and Malignant Glioma..- Invited Lecture (IV).- Membrane Events Leading to Glial Swelling and Brain Edema..- Pathophysiology and BBB (II).- Early Changes in Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability After MCA Occlusion in Rats..- Disturbances of Cerebral Arterial Permeability and Blood-Brain Barrier Following Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage..- Changes in Blood-Brain Barrier Function Associated with Conditioned Fear in Rats..- Brain Edema in Intracranial Venous Hypertension..- The Effect of Sagittal Sinus Occlusion on Blood-Brain-Barrier Permeability and Cerebral Blood Flow in the Dog..- Acute Brain Swelling Caused by Stimulation of the Reticular Formation of the Medulla Oblongata..- Restriction of Cellular Swelling and Spontaneous Increase in the Osmolality of the Intracellular Fluid in a Simplistic Cell Model..- Experimental Model of Cytotoxic Brain Edema: Systemic Administration of Kainic Acid..- Metabolism (II).- Vasogenic Brain Edema and Cortical Neural Function..- Simultaneous Topographic Analysis of Brain Edema, Parenchymal Energy Metabolism (NAD/NADH Redox State, Reduced Cytochrome aa3, ATP), and Intracellular Calcium During Cerebral Ischemia..- Local Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in Hydrocephalus After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage..- Local Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in Glioma and Its Surrounding Brain..- Changes in Local Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism with Glycerol Infusion in Various Pathologic States..- Protective Effects of Glycerol and Perfluorochemical in Experimental Cerebral Ischemia Demonstrated by in Vivo 31P-NMR..- Invited Lecture (V).- The Continuing Search for Mechanisms Underlying Functional Disturbances in Tramatized Brain..- Biochemistry.- Inhibition of the Kallikrein-Kinin System in Vasogenic Brain Edema..- Thromboxane Synthetase Inhibition in Ischemic Brain Injury..- The Role of Adrenergic Activity and Histamine in Ischemic Brain Edema..- Cerebrovascular Injuries and Brain Edema Following Activation of Platelets..- Oxygen-Free Radicals: Potential Edema Mediators in Brain Injury..- Reduction of Experimental Acute Ischaemic Cerebral Oedema with Zyl5051..- Brain Edema, Brain Water and Aging..- Enhancement of the Na, K-ATPase Activity of the Brain Microvessel by Arachidonic Acid and Its Hydroperoxide, 15-HPAA..- Na+-K+-Activated Adenosine Triphosphatase Activity and Lipoperoxide Metabolites in Microvessels and Parenchymas of the Ischemic Brain..- PI-Specific Phospholipase C and Lipase Activity in Ischemic Rat Brain..- Dynamics of Tissue Water Content, Free and Bound Components, Associated with Ischemic Brain Edema..- Invited Lecture (VI).- The Pathophysiology of Ischemic Brain Swelling..- Ischemia.- Experimental Study of Ischemic Brain Edema by Differential Scanning Calorimetry and NMR Spin Analysis..- Role of Prostaglandins in Experimental Ischemic Brain Edema in Hypertensive Rats: TXA2 Priority in Hypertensive Rats..- Identification of a Lipoxygenase Product (11-HETE) in Rat Brain Microvessel and its Relevance to Ischemic Brain Edema..- Cerebrovascular Permeability and Ischaemic Brain Damage Following MCA Occlusion in the Rat..- The Duration of Ischemia Influences Ischemic and Postischemic Brain Edema..- Selective Inhibition of Protein Synthesis After Severe Forebrain Ischemia of Geril Brain..- Ischemic Brain Edema: Influence of Ischemia Duration on Edema Formation..- Changes in Specific Gravity of Discrete Brain Regions and Postischemic Morbidity Following Reversible and Irreversible Cerebral Ischemia in Mongolian Gerbil..- Relationship of Ischemic Brain Edema to Electrical Impedance and Intracranial Pressure Changes..- Effect of Lowering Blood Pressure on two Different Types of Experimental Ischemic Brain Edema..- Quantification of Blood-Brain-Barrier Permeability Following Varying Periods of Severe Temporary Cerebral Ischemia..- Changes in Water Status of Rat Brain Tissue After Cardiocirculatory Arrest Measured by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance..- Does Capillary Na, K-ATPase Play a Role in the Development of Ischemic Brain Edema?.- Investigation of Pathophysiology in Ischemic Brain Edema with 1H-NMR and 31P-NMR..- An Experimental Model of Cerebral Infarction Produced by Silicone Cylinder Embolization in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rat..- Diagnosis (I).- Peritumoral Edema: Analysis of CT Scan and Dynamic CT Scan..- Influence of Peritumoral Edema on rCBF and on Cerebral Function: Analysis by Xenon-Enhanced CT and EEG Topography..- Brain Edema and Neurologic Function..- Hydro-Hemodynamics in Areas of Periventricular Edema in Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus..- Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Experimental Hydrocephalus of Dogs, Measured by Xenon-Enhanced CT..- Time Course of Tissue Relaxation Time in Cerebral Infarction..- Clinicopathological Analysis in Severe Head Injury..- Relationship Between Size of Hematoma and Blood Flow in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hematoma..- Therapy (I).- Dexamethasone Fails to Prevent the Development of Brain Edema in Temporal Lobe Contusions..- Amelioration of Ischemic Brain Edema by a Free Radical Scavenger AVS: Experimental Analysis of Its Action in the Cat MCA Occlusion Model..- Experimental DMSO and Glycerol Treatment for Postischemic Focal Brain Edema with Special Reference to the Topographic Differences..- Effectiveness and Mode of Action of Glycerol in Brain Edema Therapy..- Effects of Indomethacin on the Pathophysiology of Temporary Focal Ischemia..- Effect of a Calcium Antagonist, Nicardipine, in Ischemic Brain Edema Formation..- Effects of Direct Administration of Pentobarbital into Subcortical Structures on Increased Intracranial Pressure..- Invited Lecture (VII).- New Therapies for Brain Edema..- Diagnosis (II).- Comparative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Brain Edema in Immature and Adult Rats..- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Periventricular Edema in Hydrocephalus..- Effect of CSF Albumin Concentration on NMR Relaxation Parameters..- In Vitro Proton NMR Spectroscopy and in Vivo Imaging in Traumatic Brain Edema..- Assessment of Brain Edema Associated with Cerebral Hemorrhage by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance..- Chronological Changes in Brain Edema in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage Observed by CT and Xenon-Enhanced CT..- Acute Brain Swelling, Contusional Brain Edema, and Ischemic Brain Damage in Acute Head Injury..- Quantification of Brain Edema by Measurement of Brain Conductivity..- Therapy (II).- Effects of Dexamethasone on the Blood-Brain Distribution of [125I] Albumin and [14C] Alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid in Vasogenic Cerebral Edema..- Effect of Dexamethasone on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and on Serum Protein Extravasation in Experimental Brain Infarcts in Monkeys..- Distribution, Uptake Kinetics, and Receptor Binding of Glucocorticosteroids in Rat Brain Edema..- Osmotic Dehydrating Agents Reduce Intracranial Pressure After Severe Head Injuries Mainly Through Vasoconstriction..- Cerebrovascular Effect of Mannitol..- Effects of Sympathectomy on Brain Edema..- Index of Keywords.- Index of Authors.