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Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery induces a local decrease in percentage of tissue dry weight in rabbit brain, associated with flux of sodium and potassium in reciprocal directions. Cortical swelling occurs also in remote non-ischaemic areas. Previous transposition of the omentum majus to the brain minimizes the onset of oedema consequent on occlusion of a major cerebral artery. Increasing experimental evidence points to the role of omental transposition in providing an effective source of collateral circulation, thus strongly affecting the threshold for infarction.
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Pau, A., Viale, E.S., Turtas, S. et al. Cerebral water and electrolytes in experimental ischaemia following omental transposition to the brain. Acta neurochir 54, 213–218 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407088
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