TY - JOUR T1 - Normal values of cerebrovascular reserve capacity after stimulation with acetazolamide measured by xenon 133 single-photon emission CT. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1327 LP - 1332 VL - 15 IS - 7 AU - G Leinsinger AU - A Piepgras AU - K Einhäupl AU - P Schmiedek AU - C M Kirsch Y1 - 1994/08/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/15/7/1327.abstract N2 - PURPOSE To determine whether a standardized stimulation challenge with acetazolamide will be helpful for assessing the vasodilatory capacity in patients with obstructive cerebrovascular disease. METHODS To establish normative data of the cerebrovascular reserve capacity, a group of 41 control patients was investigated. The regional cerebral blood flow was measured quantitatively before and after stimulation with acetazolamide using the xenon 133 inhalation method and dynamic single-photon emission CT. RESULTS A significant increase of regional cerebral blood flow was found after administration of 1 g of acetazolamide. By doubling the dose no significant further increase was measured. We found no correlation of either baseline or stimulated flow values with age. However, a linear dependence between the stimulated flow values and their respective baseline values was observed. CONCLUSION The standardized challenge with acetazolamide seems to be a reliable method to determine cerebrovascular reserve capacity quantitatively. ER -