Dynamic rheoencephalographic studies using nitroglycerin test in patients with ischemic stroke

Dynamic rheoencephalographic investigations with nitroglycerin test were carried out in 32 patients with ischaemic strokes in the carotid vascularization area during the first two weeks after disease onset. No complications were observed. As a rule, nitroglycerin reduced the tonus of intracranial vessels and improved the blood flow to the studied areas taking place parallelly during the first two weeks of the disease. Vascular tonus was decreased after nitroglycerin more in the cases in which this tonus was more increased initially. The dynamic investigations with the nitroglycerin test may be useful for selection of an optimal treatment.