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Neurologic manifestations of cardiac disease
1Department of Neurosciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria.
Neurologic Clinics
|August 1, 1989
Insights
The brain
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cardiology
Background:
- The heart's response to brain events is well-studied.
- The brain's response to cardiac events is less understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the cerebral effects of cardiac dysfunction.
- To understand how altered heart rhythms and failure impact brain function.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature.
- Analysis of clinical case studies.
Main Results:
- Cardiac events can disrupt neuronal activity and cerebral blood flow.
- Ischemic damage to the brain can occur due to cardiac issues.
Conclusions:
- Cardiac conditions significantly affect brain function.
- Understanding this relationship is crucial for diagnosing and treating neurological deficits.
Abstract:
Although much has been written on the response of the heart to various intracerebral events including seizures, ischemia, intracerebral, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, less is known of the cerebral response to altered cardiac rhythm, cardiac failure, and cardiac arrest. The latter may alter central neuronal activity, cerebral blood flow, or cause ischemic damage. Such changes in cerebral function may lead to loss of consciousness, seizures, and focal neurologic deficits at the clinical level.