Abstract
Near-infrared spectroscopy is a noninvasive technique which measures oxidized cytochrome aa3, oxygenated Hb, and deoxygenated Hb and calculates total Hb in tissue. This technique, in conjunction with measurement of cerebral blood flow, was used in rabbits with experimental bacterial meningitis to determine whether there was evidence for cerebral energy depletion and alterations in the cerebral vascular bed with infection. Rabbits with meningitis had a significant reduction in cerebral blood flow, cerebral oxidized cytochrome aa3 and a relative increase in the deoxygenated Hb fraction and a decrease in the oxygenated Hb fraction compared with uninfected controls. Total Hb was not significantly different between the two groups. These findings may help clarify the mechanism for some of the intracranial pathophysiologic abnormalities in meningitis.
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