García Rodríguez, Julio CésarRama Bretón, Ramón2021-02-262021-02-262012-01-18https://hdl.handle.net/2445/174405Cerebral vascular diseases (CVD) are the third leading cause of death in industrialized countries and in Cuba affect the 50% of the population above 60 years old. The mortality is exponentially increased with age and doubles every five years. A total of 22,000 annual cases are estimated in Cuba, a country where life expectance should increase to 80 years in the near future [1]. CVD are often followed by a high social and individual cost as a consequence of disability and family affectation. The most problematic among such diseases is ischemic cerebral vascular disease, characterized by the reduction of cerebral blood flow (CBF) below a critical level. From this initial event several processes take place to induce the clinical symptoms of cerebral ischemia...22 p.application/pdfengcc by (c) García Rodríguez, Julio César et al., 2012http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/Isquèmia cerebralMalalties cerebrovascularsCerebral ischemiaCerebrovascular diseaseinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart261703info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess