[The state of cerebral and peripheral hemodynamics in patients with visceral rheumatism]

In 75 patients with visceral rheumatism prior to and following antirheumatic treatment the authors studied the REG in a frontomastoidal and occipito-mastoidal leading as well as the REG of the brachial muscles. In one group of patients there were REG signs of a significantly increased tone of the cerebral vessels, especially of the arterioles and veins accompanied by a certain drop of brain repletion. In the other group there was a decrease of the pulse blood repletion of the hemispheres along with a significant drop of the arteriole and venous tone and difficulties in the blood back flow from the brain cavity. In most of the patients in the basin of internal carotid arteries there was a prevalence of arterial ischemia, while in the vertebrobasillar system -- venous hypoxia.