Do hypotensive extremely low birth weight infants have reduced cerebral blood flow?
In ELBW infants (1) cerebral autoregulation is functional in normotensive but not hypotensive infants; (2) a breakpoint exists at approximately 30 mm Hg in the CBF-MAP autoregulation curve; and (3) dopamine improves both MAP and CBF.
Fatigue could increase stroke severity and was associated with the interleukin-6-induced expression of fibrinogen.