Calcium channel blockade with nimodipine reverses MRI evidence of cerebral oedema following acute hypoxia
Rowland M, Ezra M, Winkler A, Garry P, Lamb C, Kelly M, Okell T, Westbrook J, Wise R, Douaud G, Pattinson K. Calcium channel blockade with nimodipine reverses MRI evidence of cerebral oedema following acute hypoxia. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2017, 39: 285-301. PMID: 28857714, PMCID: PMC6360646, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17726624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApparent diffusion coefficientAcute hypoxiaAcute cerebral hypoxiaCalcium channel blockadeCalcium channel antagonismSignificant decreaseCalcium channel antagonistsState functional MRIIntracellular calcium fluxBrain responsesGray matter volumeSame brain regionsEffects of hypoxiaCerebral edemaCerebral hypoxiaNeuronal damageMRI evidenceChannel antagonismCytotoxic edemaChannel antagonistsChannel blockadeClinical conditionsMultiparametric MRIMatter volumeWhole brain