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Table 8 Cerebral blood flow thresholds

From: Intracranial emergencies in neurosurgical oncology: pathophysiology and clinical management

CBF (mL/100 g/min)

Effects

> 60

Hyperperfusion (more than tissue demand)

45–60

Normal

< 20

Ischemia

12

Brainstem changes

10

Cell death