I955 The author wishes to express his sincere appreciation to Dr R. E. Hungate for an introduction to the fascinating cattle protozoa and for many stimulating discussions during the course of the experiments. The investigation was supported in part by funds for biological and medical research by the State of Washington, initiative measure number 171. In clinical work, where general electrolyte ...

BACKGROUND The requirements for magnesium (Mg) supplementation increase under regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) because citrate acts by chelation of bivalent cations within the blood circuit. The level of magnesium in commercially available fluids for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) may not be sufficient to prevent hypomagnesemia. METHODS Patients (n = 45) on CRRT (2,000 ml/h...

Acute relationships between cerebrospinal fluid hydrostatic pressure and arterial pressure were quantified in conscious rats. The rats were catheterized with a left femoral artery catheter, and a double set of catheters was implanted into the third cerebral ventricle. In three groups of rats, artificial cerebrospinal fluid with various sodium concentrations (142, 152, and 162 mM) was infused in...

We tested the hypothesis that the concentration of atrial natriuretic factor in the cerebrospinal fluid is an indicator of brain injury in patients with intracranial disease. Atrial natriuretic factor concentration was measured in 72 samples of cerebrospinal fluid from 28 patients with intraventricular drains and in nine samples from outpatient controls undergoing diagnostic lumbar puncture. Le...

Three hyponatraemic infants had post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus which was treated by repeated drainage of cerebrospinal fluid. Each required oral sodium supplements. The concentration of sodium in the cerebrospinal fluid was such that as much as 3 mmol of sodium could have been removed with each ventricular tap. Serum sodium concentrations should be monitored closely in any infant requiring reg...

Free amino acids of cerebrospinal fluid and serum in hepatic coma have been studied. Citrulline was found to form about 80% of the total free amino acids in cerebrospinal fluid, whereas serum contained slightly higher levels of tyrosine, methionine, phenylalanine and glutamine. The higher level of citrulline in cerebrospinal fluid may be attributed to the inhibition of argininosuccinic acid syn...

Background: Enhancement of cerebrocortical GABAergic inhibition is postulated as the main mechanism by which anesthetics inhibit seizures; however this has not been directly tested under controlled conditions. In this study we utilized the isolated cerebral cortex slice preparation and tested the anticonvulsant properties of three anesthetics with differing specificities for GABAergic activatio...