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Neurovascular Integrity Maintenance

Meaning

Neurovascular Integrity Maintenance is the continuous physiological process of preserving the structural and functional health of the neurovascular unit, which comprises the blood-brain barrier (BBB), cerebral microvessels, and surrounding glial and neuronal cells. Optimal integrity ensures the precise regulation of cerebral blood flow, the selective transport of nutrients and hormones, and the exclusion of toxins and inflammatory agents from the neural parenchyma. Compromised integrity is a key pathological feature in many neurological disorders.