PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISTURBANCES AND SOME NEW TRENDS IN THEIR PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT

The contribution of Laboratory of Nervous System's Experimental Pathol ogy (Institute of Neurology of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences) to cerebrovascular circulation investigations is described. The followin g questions were considered: cerebral circulation in cerebrovascular d isturbances, collateral circulation In the ''turned off'' state of dif ferent brain arteries, and immunological brain alterations as the resu lt of brain organic diseases. Results of the investigation of the dama ging effect of acute increase in arterial pressure as well as individu al sensitivity to brain ishemia and to drug administration were presen ted. The particular importance of researches of blood circulation biom echanics as well as of factors of its normalization were also emphasiz ed.