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Cerebral seizures lead to an increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF). The increased blood flow is brought about by vascular dilatation created by a reduced pH due to raised CO2 and increased lactate(l). It can also be observed when clinical convulsions are avoided by controlled respiration and blood pressure crises are suppressed (I). A direct stimulation of the vessels by paroxysmal discharge is also thought to be possible. Both the increase of CBF and also edema (possibly caused by a disturbance of the blood brain barrier (2), lead to a rise in intracranial pressure (ICP). This can have potentially fatal consequences.
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Knoblich, O.E., Gaab, M., Weber, W. (1980). ICP and EEG in Various Forms of Cerebral Seizures. In: Shulman, K., Marmarou, A., Miller, J.D., Becker, D.P., Hochwald, G.M., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67543-0_43
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