Why the study?
Do acute intracranial lesions affect respiratory sinus arrhythmia?
Population
27 patients with acute intracranial lesions
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average of 2 days after an acute event
Authors
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Acute intracranial lesions were associated with reduced RSA; leaves open its utility for noninvasive monitoring of brainstem compression.
Do acute intracranial lesions affect respiratory sinus arrhythmia?
Acute intracranial lesions diminish respiratory sinus arrhythmia, but secondary brain-stem compression increases it, suggesting RSA could serve as a noninvasive monitoring method for this complication.
Frank et al. (1992) studied this question.
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