Hypothermia reduces early hypoperfusion and metabolic alterations during the acute phase of massive subarachnoid hemorrhage: a laser-Doppler-flowmetry and microdialysis study in rats.

Morbidity and mortality of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are correlated with the severity of the patient's acute neurological deficit. This initial presentation has been attributed to cerebral hypoperfusion in the acute phase, and we investigated the impact of moderate hypothermia on the early changes in perfusion and metabolism following massive experimental SAH. SAH was induced in 61 anesthetized rats by rapid injection of 0.5 mL of arterial blood into the cisterna magna. In normothermia (NT), animals were kept at 37 degrees C, while in the primary hypothermia (pHT) group, temperature was lowered to 32 degrees C prior to SAH, and in the secondary hypothermia (sHT) group, cooling was started immediately after SAH. From 30 min prior to 180 min after SAH, Laser-Doppler-flowmetry (LDF) probes allowed online recording of cerebral blood flow (CBF) while parenchymal dialysate was collected by microdialysis probes within the frontoparietal cortex. In NT, the acute phase was characterized by impaired autoregulation and prolonged hypoperfusion. In pHT and sHT, autoregulation was preserved and acute hypoperfusion rapidly improved. SAH also caused a highly significant reduction in glucose in NT only. pHT significantly reduced accumulation of lactate, glutamate, and aspartate. Comparable trends were present for histidine, GABA, and taurine, while glutamine consumption was ameliorated. Early perfusion deficits caused by acute hypoperfusion and disruption of cerebral autoregulation can be ameliorated by hypothermia. Also, the acute phase of experimental SAH is characterized by glucose depletion, lactate accumulation, and release of excitatory amino acids, which can be influenced favorably by hypothermia.

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