International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009;17(11):863-865

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2009.11.009

Mechanisms of hemoglobin and its degradation products in brain edema formation after intracerebral hemorrhage

Xiumin GE ; Chenghan WU ; Lili GAO

Keywords

cerebral hemorrhage; brain edema; hemoglobins; ferric compounds; bilirubin; carbon monoxide

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

The peak of the brain edema after intracerebral hemorrhage usually begins after 3 to 4 days.A large quantity of hemoglobin releases and degrades during this process,and its degradation products iron ion,bilirubin and carbon monoxide,etc play important roles in the process of cerebral edema.They all involve in the formation Of delayed brain edema after intracerebral hemorrhage.The research of hemoglobin and its degradation products is expected to find out a new way for the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage.