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Cerebral metabolic demand | Deranged Physiology

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This is a discussion of the metabolic requirements of normal neurological function, as well as the influences on these requirements in unusual physiological circumstances. It is interesting and educational, and furthermore elements of it appear in Oh's Manual, making it a likely target for future questions. Specific questions regarding this material are more likely to appear in the primaries. The fellowship candidates are more likely to dip into this as a part of the "rationale" section in questions which ask them to critically evaluate some aspect of exotic neuromonitoring. In summary: In physiology textbooks, a consistent generalisation appears - that the human brain demands high octane fuel in the form of oxygen and glucose. Clarke & Sokoloff (1999) give an excellent short-form rundown of this in their chapter for Basic Neurochemistry, 6th ed. In short, the generalisation is accurate. The brain, under most normal circumstances, will preferentially use aerobic glucose metabolism and

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