Plateau Waves and Baroreflex Sensitivity in Patients with Head Injury: A Case Study
Paper in proceeding, 2011

The study aimed to investigate baroreceptor reflex sensitivity in a patient with head injury for whom plateau waves of intracranial pressure (ICP) were recorded. Baroreflex sensitivity index was separately estimated on top of plateau waves and during intermediate intervals between two consecutive waves. The EuroBaVar data set was utilized to verify and validate the results. A very high baroreflex sensitivity associated with dominant parasympathetic activity was observed spontaneous to the acute elevations of ICP. The high vagal afferent discharge was found to be suggestive for the high firing rate of carotid baroreceptors and probably an active Cushing reflex mechanism during plateau waves.

Baroreceptor reflex Sensitivity

Traumatic Brain Injury

Cushing reflex

Author

Sima Shahsavari

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering

Tomas McKelvey

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering

Bertil Rydenhag

University of Gothenburg

Catherine Eriksson-Ritzen

University of Gothenburg

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

1557170X (ISSN)

3792-3795 6090768

Subject Categories

Biomedical Laboratory Science/Technology

Signal Processing

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090768

PubMed

22255165

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