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The distribution of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity and the corresponding changes in specific gravity were studied in cats with experimental focal ischemia. Two hours of tandem occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and the conunon carotid artery produced a scattered reduction of SDH activity and corresponding brain edema in the cortex. Recirculation ameliorated the SDH reduction and the scattered pattern disappeared, although the brain edema increased further. Four hours of focal ischemia resulted in diffuse reduction of SDH activity in the MCA-perfused area. The scattered area of SDH reduction after 2 hours of focal cerebral ischemia indicates that the ischemic core is multicentric in the early phase, and that these areas fuse together to form a well demarcated infarction, if the blood flow is not reestablished.
A short period of cerebral ischemia produces multicentric small infarcts in the cortex, which resemble granular atrophy.
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Ueki, M., Kuroiwa, T., Ichiki, H., Kobayashi, M., Okeda, R. (1997). Heterogenous Distribution of Early Energy Failure in Experimental Focal Ischemia of the Cat Brain. In: James, H.E., et al. Brain Edema X. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 70. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6837-0_15
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