Microcirculation : Function, Malfunction and Measurement

by Thompson, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9781606927212
• ISBN10: 1606927213
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC

Summary

This book discusses the influence of the brain microcirculation on the development of the pathological changes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Also, the ultrastructural characterisation of pathological aspects of cutaneous microcirculation in patients with vascular cognitive impairments are reviewed. Finally, Non-invasive diagnostic techniques, such as capillaroscopy and nailfold capillaroscopy are examined. The former technique is fundamental in viewing peripheral circulation and in studying microangiopathies. The non-invasive method of videocapillaroscopy is also discussed in relation to how it is used to observe the microcirculation characteristics of the human oral mucosa. Also, Raynaud's phenomenon, defined as bouts of reversible vasospastic ischemia typically manifested upon exposure to the cold and/or in association with emotional stress, are discussed in relation to nailfold capillaroscopy.

Table of Contents

Preface

Microvascular Function and Inflammation in the Senescent, Neurodegenerative, and Traumatized Brain

Qualitative and Quantitative Characteristics of the Vascular Network in the Cerebral Cortex

Changes of Microcirculation in the Lumbosacral Nerve Root and Ganglia Induced by Mechanical Compression

Relationship Between the Microcirculation and the Pathological Changes in the Sporadic and Variant Forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Ultrastructural Characterization of Small Vessel Disease in Skin Biopsies in Vascular Cognitive Impairment Type Subcortical Small-Vessel Ischemic Disease

Preliminaries Results towards Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Aspects

C-Cell-Blood Barrier in the Normal and Guanethidine-Sympathectomized Rat Thyroid: Relationships between Ultrastructure and Efficiency of Endogenous Calcitonin Transport

Oral Microcirculation Observed In Vivo

by Videocapillaroscopy

The Prognostic Role of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in the Differential Diagnosis of Raynaud's Phenomenon

Research and Application of Microtechnique in Diving Medicine

Index

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