| abstract |
Cerebral edema is the final common pathway for all CNS tissue injuries. The CSF is the major player for cerebral edema and the resultant blood perfusion deficit. A composition and method for treating injured central nervous tissue, or preventing injury to central nervous system tissue is provided. The composition includes two washing solutions, a first solution comprising an emulsion of oil, water, at least one osmotic agent and at least one emulsifier; the second solution comprising a pre-emulsion comprising water, oil, at least one osmotic agent, and at least one emulsifier. The method provides for withdrawing a volume of cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space and flushing the subarachnoid space with one or both washing solutions. Other materials may be added to the solutions to treat or prevent injury to nerve tissue resulting from injury or interruption of circulation. |