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What is cerebral perfusion pressure?

Published July 2, 2016
• Reviewed by a UI Health Care Provider
on Oct. 1, 2016

Blood flow to the brain is called cerebral perfusion pressure. Blood pressure and intracranial pressure affect the cerebral perfusion pressure. If the blood pressure is low and/or the intracranial pressure is high, the blood flow to the brain may be limited. This causes decreased cerebral perfusion pressure.

Normal blood flow:

Norm Blood

Limited blood flow:

Lim Blood