INVESTIGATION OF NEONATAL BRAIN CYTOCHROME REDOX BY NIRS

Authors
WICKRAMASINGHE YABD ROLFE P PALMER K SPENCER SA
Citation
Yabd. Wickramasinghe et al., INVESTIGATION OF NEONATAL BRAIN CYTOCHROME REDOX BY NIRS, Developmental brain research, 89(2), 1995, pp. 307-308
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Developmental brain research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01653806
Volume
89
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
307 - 308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-3806(1995)89:2<307:IONBCR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used to detect changes in c erebral blood and tissue oxygenation. Redox state of enzyme cytochrome aa(3) (Cyt aa(3)) is thought to give an indication of tissue oxygenat ion. This information would be of value in exploring the aetiology of cerebral ischaemic lesions in preterm infants. However we have found t hat the change in cerebral cytochrome redox in infants following desat uration was inconsistent and insignificant.