Thiopentone has cerebroprotective effect because of-
Correct Answer: Decrease cerebral metabolism
Description: Barbiturate-induced reductions in oxygen requirements and cerebral metabolic activity are mirrored by changes in the electroencephalogram (EEG), which progress from low-voltage fast activity with small doses to high-voltage slow activity, burst suppression, and electrical silence with larger doses. Barbiturates may protect the brain from transient episodes of focal ischemia (eg, cerebral embolism) but probably do not protect from global ischemia (eg, cardiac arrest). With the reduction in CMRO2, a parallel reduction in cerebral perfusion occurs, as seen in decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF) and ICP. Ref: Miller's anesthesia 8th edition Ref: Morgan & Mikhail's clinical anesthesiology 6e.
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