[Correlative relationship between changes in the volume rate of cerebral and peripheral blood flow and the outcome of severe cranio-cerebral injuries].

On the basis of a complex of investigations, the results of quantitative study of the volume rate of cerebral and peripheral blood flow in 42 patients with severe carniocerebral trauma are presented. Analysis of the changes provides evidence of their dependence on the severity of the trauma and the stage of the comatose state. A definite correlation between cerebral and peripheral blood flow in the acute period of a severe craniocerebral trauma was revealed. No correlation between the parameters mentioned was found in patients with a favourable course of the disease. With growth in the severity of the craniocerebral trauma the degree of correlation between the cerebral and peripheral blood flow increased. Total correlative dependence between them was found in patients with the most severe craniocerebral trauma.