Allen K L, Busza A L, Williams S C
Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Neurology, London, U.K.
Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien). 1994;60:220-3. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9334-1_59.
23Na magnetic resonance imaging has been used to investigate sodium changes during and after cerebral ischaemia in a gerbil model. The sodium signal decreased within 4 minutes of the onset of ischaemia, and subsequently increased between 4 and 8 minutes after the onset of reperfusion. These observations may be reflecting the redistribution of tissue sodium resulting from energy failure and recovery.