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Bassi TG, Rohrs EC, Fernandez KC, Ornowska M, Nicholas M, Wittmann J, Gani M, Evans D, Reynolds SC. Phrenic nerve stimulation mitigates hippocampal and brainstem inflammation in an ARDS model. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1182505. [PMID: 37215178 PMCID: PMC10196250 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1182505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Rationale: In porcine healthy-lung and moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) models, groups that received phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) with mechanical ventilation (MV) showed lower hippocampal apoptosis, and microglia and astrocyte percentages than MV alone. Objectives: Explore whether PNS in combination with MV for 12 h leads to differences in hippocampal and brainstem tissue concentrations of inflammatory and synaptic markers compared to MV-only animals. Methods: Compare tissue concentrations of inflammatory markers (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IFN-γ, TNFα and GM-CSF), pre-synaptic markers (synapsin and synaptophysin) and post-synaptic markers (disc-large-homolog 4, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors 2A and 2B) in the hippocampus and brainstem in three groups of mechanically ventilated pigs with injured lungs: MV only (MV), MV plus PNS every other breath (MV + PNS50%), and MV plus PNS every breath (MV + PNS100%). MV settings in volume control were tidal volume 8 ml/kg, and positive end-expiratory pressure 5 cmH2O. Moderate ARDS was achieved by infusing oleic acid into the pulmonary artery. Measurements and Main Results: Hippocampal concentrations of GM-CSF, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B, and synaptophysin were greater in the MV + PNS100% group compared to the MV group, p = 0.0199, p = 0.0175, and p = 0.0479, respectively. The MV + PNS100% group had lower brainstem concentrations of IL-1β, and IL-8 than the MV group, p = 0.0194, and p = 0.0319, respectively; and greater brainstem concentrations of IFN-γ and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A than the MV group, p = 0.0329, and p = 0.0125, respectively. Conclusion: In a moderate-ARDS porcine model, MV is associated with hippocampal and brainstem inflammation, and phrenic nerve stimulation on every breath mitigates that inflammation.
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- Advancing Innovation in Medicine Institute, New Westminster, BC, Canada
- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada
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- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada
- Biomedical, Physiology, and Kinesiology Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada
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- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada
- Biomedical, Physiology, and Kinesiology Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Biomedical, Physiology, and Kinesiology Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Lungpacer Medical Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Lungpacer Medical Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Advancing Innovation in Medicine Institute, New Westminster, BC, Canada
- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada
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Martinez RH, Liu KD, Aldrich JM. Overview of the Medical Management of the Critically Ill Patient. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022; 17:1805-1813. [PMID: 36400435 PMCID: PMC9718009 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07130622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The medical management of the critically ill patient focuses predominantly on treatment of the underlying condition (e g, sepsis or respiratory failure). However, in the past decade, the importance of initiating early prophylactic treatment for complications arising from care in the intensive care unit setting has become increasingly apparent. As survival from critical illness has improved, there is an increased prevalence of postintensive care syndrome-defined as a decline in physical, cognitive, or psychologic function among survivors of critical illness. The Intensive Care Unit Liberation Bundle, a major initiative of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, is centered on facilitating the return to normal function as early as possible, with the intent of minimizing iatrogenic harm during necessary critical care. These concepts are universally applicable to patients seen by nephrologists in the intensive care unit and may have particular relevance for patients with kidney failure either on dialysis or after kidney transplant. In this article, we will briefly summarize some known organ-based consequences associated with critical illness, review the components of the ABCDEF bundle (the conceptual framework for Intensive Care Unit Liberation), highlight the role nephrologists can play in implementing and complying with the ABCDEF bundle, and briefly discuss areas for additional research.
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- Rebecca H. Martinez
- Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, California
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Ziaka M, Exadaktylos A. ARDS associated acute brain injury: from the lung to the brain. Eur J Med Res 2022; 27:150. [PMID: 35964069 PMCID: PMC9375183 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00780-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A complex interrelation between lung and brain in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) has been established by experimental and clinical studies during the last decades. Although, acute brain injury represents one of the most common insufficiencies in patients with ALI and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the underlying pathophysiology of the observed crosstalk remains poorly understood due to its complexity. Specifically, it involves numerous pathophysiological parameters such as hypoxemia, neurological adverse events of lung protective ventilation, hypotension, disruption of the BBB, and neuroinflammation in such a manner that the brain of ARDS patients-especially hippocampus-becomes very vulnerable to develop secondary lung-mediated acute brain injury. A protective ventilator strategy could reduce or even minimize further systemic release of inflammatory mediators and thus maintain brain homeostasis. On the other hand, mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes may lead to self-inflicted lung injury, hypercapnia and subsequent cerebral vasodilatation, increased cerebral blood flow, and intracranial hypertension. Therefore, by describing the pathophysiology of ARDS-associated acute brain injury we aim to highlight and discuss the possible influence of mechanical ventilation on ALI-associated acute brain injury.
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- Mairi Ziaka
- Department of Internal Medicine, Thun General Hospital, Thun, Switzerland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Sekino N, Selim M, Shehadah A. Sepsis-associated brain injury: underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic strategies for acute and long-term cognitive impairments. J Neuroinflammation 2022; 19:101. [PMID: 35488237 PMCID: PMC9051822 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-022-02464-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis causes cerebral dysfunction in the short and long term and induces disruption of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), neuroinflammation, hypoperfusion, and accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) and tau protein in the brain. White matter changes and brain atrophy can be detected using brain imaging, but unfortunately, there is no specific treatment that directly addresses the underlying mechanisms of cognitive impairments in sepsis. Here, we review the underlying mechanisms of sepsis-associated brain injury, with a focus on BBB dysfunction and Aβ and tau protein accumulation in the brain. We also describe the neurological manifestations and imaging findings of sepsis-associated brain injury, and finally, we propose potential therapeutic strategies for acute and long-term cognitive impairments associated with sepsis. In the acute phase of sepsis, we suggest using antibiotics (such as rifampicin), targeting proinflammatory cytokines, and preventing ischemic injuries and hypoperfusion. In the late phase of sepsis, we suggest targeting neuroinflammation, BBB dysfunction, Aβ and tau protein phosphorylation, glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK3β), and the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). These proposed strategies are meant to bring new mechanism-based directions for future basic and clinical research aimed at preventing or ameliorating acute and long-term cognitive impairments in patients with sepsis.
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- Nobufumi Sekino
- Department of Medicine, Translational Therapeutics Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, CLS-641, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, CLS-641, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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Barichello T, Generoso JS, Dominguini D, Córneo E, Giridharan VV, Sahrapour TA, Simões LR, Rosa MID, Petronilho F, Ritter C, Sharshar T, Dal-Pizzol F. Postmortem Evidence of Brain Inflammatory Markers and Injury in Septic Patients: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med 2022; 50:e241-e252. [PMID: 34402457 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a host's unregulated immune response to eliminate the infection. After hospitalization, sepsis survivors often suffer from long-term impairments in memory, attention, verbal fluency, and executive functioning. To understand the effects of sepsis and the exacerbated peripheral inflammatory response in the brain, we asked the question: What are the findings and inflammatory markers in the brains of deceased sepsis patients? To answer this question, we conducted this systematic review by the recommendations of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. DATA SOURCES Relevant studies were identified by searching the PubMed/National Library of Medicine, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Bibliographical Index in Spanish in Health Sciences, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, and Web of Science databases for peer-reviewed journal articles published on April 05, 2021. STUDY SELECTION A total of 3,745 articles were included in the primary screening; after omitting duplicate articles, animal models, and reviews, 2,896 articles were selected for the study. These studies were selected based on the title and abstract, and 2,772 articles were still omitted based on the exclusion criteria. DATA EXTRACTION The complete texts of the remaining 124 articles were obtained and thoroughly evaluated for the final screening, and 104 articles were included. DATA SYNTHESIS The postmortem brain had edema, abscess, hemorrhagic and ischemic injuries, infarction, hypoxia, atrophy, hypoplasia, neuronal loss, axonal injuries, demyelination, and necrosis. CONCLUSIONS The mechanisms by which sepsis induces brain dysfunction are likely to include vascular and neuronal lesions, followed by the activation of glial cells and the presence of peripheral immune cells in the brain.
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- Tatiana Barichello
- Translational Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Translational Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Health Sciences Unit, University of South Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Neurointensive Care and Neuroanesthesia, GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Bassi TG, Rohrs EC, Fernandez KC, Ornowska M, Nicholas M, Gani M, Evans D, Reynolds SC. Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation Mitigates Ventilation-associated Brain Injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 204:1391-1402. [PMID: 34491883 PMCID: PMC8865722 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202101-0076oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rationale: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation, and it is important to study strategies to mitigate them. Objectives: To explore whether temporary transvenous diaphragm neurostimulation (TTDN) in association with MV mitigates hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation after 50 hours of MV. Methods: Normal-lung porcine study comparing apoptotic index, inflammatory markers, and neurological-damage serum markers between never-ventilated subjects, subjects undergoing 50 hours of MV plus either TTDN every other breath or every breath, and subjects undergoing 50 hours of MV (MV group). MV settings in volume control were Vt of 8 ml/kg, and positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cm H2O. Measurements and Main Results: Apoptotic indices, microglia percentages, and reactive astrocyte percentages were greater in the MV group in comparison with the other groups (P < 0.05). Transpulmonary pressure at baseline and at study end were both lower in the group receiving TTDN every breath, but lung injury scores and systemic inflammatory markers were not different between the groups. Serum concentrations of four neurological-damage markers were lower in the group receiving TTDN every breath than in the MV group (P < 0.05). Heart rate variability declined significantly in the MV group and increased significantly in both TTDN groups over the course of the experiments. Conclusions: Our study found that mechanical ventilation is associated with hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation, independent of lung injury and systemic inflammation. Also, in a porcine model, TTDN results in neuroprotection after 50 hours, and the degree of neuroprotection increases with greater exposure to TTDN.
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- Thiago G. Bassi
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Lungpacer Medical Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lungpacer Medical Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and
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- Lungpacer Medical Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Fraser Health Authority, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Palakshappa JA, Krall JTW, Belfield LT, Files DC. Long-Term Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Patient Evaluation. Crit Care Clin 2021; 37:895-911. [PMID: 34548140 PMCID: PMC8157317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) experience challenges that persist well beyond the time of hospital discharge. Impairment in physical function, cognitive function, and mental health are common and may last for years. The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is drastically increasing the incidence of ARDS worldwide, and long-term impairments will remain lasting effects of the pandemic. Evaluation of the ARDS survivor should be comprehensive, and common domains of impairment that have emerged from long-term outcomes research over the past 2 decades should be systematically evaluated.
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- Jessica A Palakshappa
- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Critical Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2 Watlington Hall, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Critical Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2 Watlington Hall, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Critical Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2 Watlington Hall, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Critical Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2 Watlington Hall, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Huang M, Gedansky A, Hassett CE, Price C, Fan TH, Stephens RS, Nyquist P, Uchino K, Cho SM. Pathophysiology of Brain Injury and Neurological Outcome in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Preclinical to Clinical Studies. Neurocrit Care 2021; 35:518-527. [PMID: 34297332 PMCID: PMC8299740 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01309-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been associated with secondary acute brain injury (ABI). However, there is sparse literature on the mechanism of lung-mediated brain injury and prevalence of ARDS-associated secondary ABI. We aimed to review and elucidate potential mechanisms of ARDS-mediated ABI from preclinical models and assess the prevalence of ABI and neurological outcome in ARDS with clinical studies. We conducted a systematic search of PubMed and five other databases reporting ABI and ARDS through July 6, 2020 and included studies with ABI and neurological outcome occurring after ARDS. We found 38 studies (10 preclinical studies with 143 animals; 28 clinical studies with 1175 patients) encompassing 9 animal studies (n = 143), 1 in vitro study, 12 studies on neurocognitive outcomes (n = 797), 2 clinical observational studies (n = 126), 1 neuroimaging study (n = 15), and 13 clinical case series/reports (n = 15). Six ARDS animal studies demonstrated evidence of neuroinflammation and neuronal damage within the hippocampus. Five animal studies demonstrated altered cerebral blood flow and increased intracranial pressure with the use of lung-protective mechanical ventilation. High frequency of ARDS-associated secondary ABI or poor neurological outcome was observed ranging 82-86% in clinical observational studies. Of the clinically reported ABIs (median age 49 years, 46% men), the most common injury was hemorrhagic stroke (25%), followed by hypoxic ischemic brain injury (22%), diffuse cerebral edema (11%), and ischemic stroke (8%). Cognitive impairment in patients with ARDS (n = 797) was observed in 87% (range 73-100%) at discharge, 36% (range 32-37%) at 6 months, and 30% (range 25-45%) at 1 year. Mechanisms of ARDS-associated secondary ABI include primary hypoxic ischemic injury from hypoxic respiratory failure, secondary injury, such as lung injury induced neuroinflammation, and increased intracranial pressure from ARDS lung-protective mechanical ventilation strategy. In summary, paucity of clinical data exists on the prevalence of ABI in patients with ARDS. Hemorrhagic stroke and hypoxic ischemic brain injury were commonly observed. Persistent cognitive impairment was highly prevalent in patients with ARDS.
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- Merry Huang
- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Albert S. Cook Library, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience Critical Care, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Phipps 455, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience Critical Care, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Phipps 455, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Kamuf J, Garcia Bardon A, Ziebart A, Ruemmler R, Schwab J, Dib M, Daiber A, Thal SC, Hartmann EK. Influence of rosuvastatin treatment on cerebral inflammation and nitro-oxidative stress in experimental lung injury in pigs. BMC Anesthesiol 2021; 21:224. [PMID: 34517845 PMCID: PMC8435760 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-021-01436-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) suffer from cognitive impairment after hospital discharge. Different mechanisms have been implicated as potential causes for this impairment, inter alia cerebral inflammation. A class of drugs with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties are β-HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors ("statins"). We hypothesized that treatment with rosuvastatin attenuates cerebral cytokine mRNA expression and nitro-oxidative stress in an animal model of acute lung injury. METHODS After approval of the institutional and state animal care committee, we performed this prospective randomized controlled animal study in accordance with the international guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals. Thirty-two healthy male pigs were randomized to one of four groups: lung injury by central venous injection of oleic acid (n = 8), statin treatment before and directly after lung injury (n = 8), statin treatment after lung injury (n = 8), or ventilation-only controls (n = 8). About 18 h after lung injury and standardized treatment, the animals were euthanised, and the brains and lungs were collected for further examinations. We determined histologic lung injury and cerebral and pulmonal cytokine and 3-nitrotyrosine production. RESULTS We found a significant increase in hippocampal IL-6 mRNA after lung injury (p < 0.05). Treatment with rosuvastatin before and after induction of lung injury led to a significant reduction of hippocampal IL-6 mRNA (p < 0.05). Cerebral 3-nitrotyrosine was significantly higher in lung-injured animals compared with all other groups (p < 0.05 vs. animals treated with rosuvastatin after lung injury induction; p < 0.001 vs. all other groups). 3-Nitrotyrosine was also increased in the lungs of the lung-injured pigs compared to all other groups (p < 0.05 each). CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight cerebral cytokine production and nitro-oxidative stress within the first day after induction of lung injury. The treatment with rosuvastatin reduced IL-6 mRNA and 3-nitrotyrosine concentration in the brains of the animals. In earlier trials, statin treatment did not reduce mortality in ARDS patients but seemed to improve quality of life in ARDS survivors. Whether this is attributable to better cognitive function because of reduced nitro-oxidative stress and inflammation remains to be elucidated.
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- Jens Kamuf
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany
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Jaster JH, Biagi R, Giannì AB, Ottaviani G. Gravitational ischemia in the brain-may contribute to delirium and mortality in the intensive care unit. Cardiovasc Pathol 2021; 54:107349. [PMID: 34129924 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2021.107349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- School of Dentistry, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- School of Dentistry, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale ed Odontostomatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Lino Rossi Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Toniolo S, Di Lorenzo F, Scarioni M, Frederiksen KS, Nobili F. Is the Frontal Lobe the Primary Target of SARS-CoV-2? J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 81:75-81. [PMID: 33720900 DOI: 10.3233/jad-210008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Acute delirium and other neuropsychiatric symptoms have frequently been reported in COVID-19 patients and are variably referred to as acute encephalopathy, COVID-19 encephalopathy, SARS-CoV-2 encephalitis, or steroid-responsive encephalitis. COVID-19 specific biomarkers of cognitive impairment are currently lacking, but there is some evidence that SARS-CoV-2 could preferentially and directly target the frontal lobes, as suggested by behavioral and dysexecutive symptoms, fronto-temporal hypoperfusion on MRI, EEG slowing in frontal regions, and frontal hypometabolism on 18F-FDG-PET imaging. We suggest that an inflammatory parainfectious process targeting preferentially the frontal lobes (and/or frontal networks) could be the underlying cause of these shared clinical, neurophysiological, and imaging findings in COVID-19 patients. We explore the biological mechanisms and the clinical biomarkers that might underlie such disruption of frontal circuits and highlight the need of standardized diagnostic procedures to be applied when investigating patients with these clinical findings. We also suggest the use of a unique label, to increase comparability across studies.
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- Sofia Toniolo
- Cognitive Neurology Group, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.,Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location VUmc, Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location VUmc, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Danish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurology Clinic, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Brummel NE, Hughes CG, Thompson JL, Jackson JC, Pandharipande P, McNeil JB, Raman R, Orun OM, Ware LB, Bernard GR, Ely EW, Girard TD. Inflammation and Coagulation during Critical Illness and Long-Term Cognitive Impairment and Disability. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 203:699-706. [PMID: 33030981 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2449oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Rationale: The biological mechanisms of long-term cognitive impairment and disability after critical illness are unclear.Objectives: To test the hypothesis that markers of acute inflammation and coagulation are associated with subsequent long-term cognitive impairment and disability.Methods: We obtained plasma samples from adults with respiratory failure or shock on Study Days 1, 3, and 5 and measured concentrations of CRP (C-reactive protein), IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase-9), TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-α), soluble TNF receptor 1, and protein C. At 3 and 12 months after discharge, we assessed global cognition, executive function, and activities of daily living. We analyzed associations between markers and outcomes using multivariable regression, adjusting for age, sex, education, comorbidities, baseline cognition, doses of sedatives and opioids, stroke risk (in cognitive models), and baseline disability scores (in disability models).Measurements and Main Results: We included 548 participants who were a median (interquartile range) of 62 (53-72) years old, 88% of whom were mechanically ventilated, and who had an enrollment Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score of 9 (7-11). After adjusting for covariates, no markers were associated with long-term cognitive function. Two markers, CRP and MMP-9, were associated with greater disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living at 3 and 12 months. No other markers were consistently associated with disability outcomes.Conclusions: Markers of systemic inflammation and coagulation measured early during critical illness are not associated with long-term cognitive outcomes and demonstrate inconsistent associations with disability outcomes. Future studies that pair longitudinal measurement of inflammation and related pathways throughout the course of critical illness and during recovery with long-term outcomes are needed.
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- Nathan E Brummel
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and.,Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.,Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine.,Department of Psychiatry.,Center for Health Services Research, and
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine.,Center for Health Services Research, and.,Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute illness Center in the Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Bassi TG, Rohrs EC, Reynolds SC. Systematic review of cognitive impairment and brain insult after mechanical ventilation. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2021; 25:99. [PMID: 33691752 PMCID: PMC7945325 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03521-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA protocol primarily to identify publications that assessed any links between mechanical ventilation (MV) and either cognitive impairment or brain insult, independent of underlying medical conditions. Secondary objectives were to identify possible gaps in the literature that can be used to inform future studies and move toward a better understanding of this complex problem. The preclinical literature suggests that MV is associated with neuroinflammation, cognitive impairment, and brain insult, reporting higher neuroinflammatory markers, greater evidence of brain injury markers, and lower cognitive scores in subjects that were ventilated longer, compared to those ventilated less, and to never-ventilated subjects. The clinical literature suggests an association between MV and delirium, and that delirium in mechanically ventilated patients may be associated with greater likelihood of long-term cognitive impairment; our systematic review found no clinical study that demonstrated a causal link between MV, cognitive dysfunction, and brain insult. More studies should be designed to investigate ventilation-induced brain injury pathways as well as any causative linkage between MV, cognitive impairment, and brain insult.
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- Thiago G Bassi
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.,Lungpacer Medical Inc, Vancouver, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.,Royal Columbian Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, 260 Sherbrooke Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3M2, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada. .,Royal Columbian Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, 260 Sherbrooke Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3M2, Canada.
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Brain injury after 50 h of lung-protective mechanical ventilation in a preclinical model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5105. [PMID: 33658581 PMCID: PMC7930247 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84440-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Mechanical ventilation is the cornerstone of the Intensive Care Unit. However, it has been associated with many negative consequences. Recently, ventilator-induced brain injury has been reported in rodents under injurious ventilation settings. Our group wanted to explore the extent of brain injury after 50 h of mechanical ventilation, sedation and physical immobility, quantifying hippocampal apoptosis and inflammation, in a normal-lung porcine study. After 50 h of lung-protective mechanical ventilation, sedation and immobility, greater levels of hippocampal apoptosis and neuroinflammation were clearly observed in the mechanically ventilated group, in comparison to a never-ventilated group. Markers in the serum for astrocyte damage and neuronal damage were also higher in the mechanically ventilated group. Therefore, our study demonstrated that considerable hippocampal insult can be observed after 50 h of lung-protective mechanical ventilation, sedation and physical immobility.
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Slessarev M, Mahmoud O, McIntyre CW, Ellis CG. Cerebral Blood Flow Deviations in Critically Ill Patients: Potential Insult Contributing to Ischemic and Hyperemic Injury. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 7:615318. [PMID: 33553208 PMCID: PMC7854569 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.615318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background: Ischemic and hyperemic injury have emerged as biologic mechanisms that contribute to cognitive impairment in critically ill patients. Spontaneous deviations in cerebral blood flow (CBF) beyond ischemic and hyperemic thresholds may represent an insult that contributes to this brain injury, especially if they accumulate over time and coincide with impaired autoregulation. Methods: We used transcranial Doppler to measure the proportion of time that CBF velocity (CBFv) deviated beyond previously reported ischemic and hyperemic thresholds in a cohort of critically ill patients with respiratory failure and/or shock within 48 h of ICU admission. We also assessed whether these CBFv deviations were more common during periods of impaired dynamic autoregulation, and whether they are explained by concurrent variations in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and end-tidal PCO2 (PetCO2). Results: We enrolled 12 consecutive patients (three females) who were monitored for a mean duration of 462.6 ± 39.8 min. Across patients, CBFv deviated by more than 20–30% from its baseline for 17–24% of the analysis time. These CBFv deviations occurred equally during periods of preserved and impaired autoregulation, while concurrent variations in MAP and PetCO2 explained only 13–21% of these CBFv deviations. Conclusion: CBFv deviations beyond ischemic and hyperemic thresholds are common in critically ill patients with respiratory failure or shock. These deviations occur irrespective of the state of dynamic autoregulation and are not explained by changes in MAP and CO2. Future studies should explore mechanisms responsible for these CBFv deviations and establish whether their cumulative burden predicts poor neurocognitive outcomes.
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- Marat Slessarev
- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Brain & Mind Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Li C, Yu TY, Zhang Y, Wei LP, Dong SA, Shi J, Du SH, Yu JB. Electroacupuncture Improves Cognition in Rats With Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy. J Surg Res 2020; 256:258-266. [PMID: 32712439 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a common complication of sepsis. Although sepsis is effectively managed with the administration of antibiotics and source control, which may include surgical intervention, SAE usually leads to prolonged cognitive dysfunction affecting the quality of life of the patients. In this study, we investigated the possible effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on cognition in a model of SAE induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). MATERIALS AND METHODS The rats were randomly divided into four groups: the control group, the CLP group, the CLP with EA treatment group (CLP + EA), and the CLP with sham EA treatment group (CLP + sham EA). EA at DU20, LI11, and ST36 or sham EA was performed 30 min daily for 10 consecutive days starting from 2 days before CLP. Then cognitive function was examined by the Morris water maze test. On day 14 after CLP surgery, the synaptic injury, neuron loss, and oxidative stress were studied. RESULTS Rats with EA treatment showed improved survival rate, spatial learning, and memory abilities. The dendritic spine density, the synaptic proteins, and the hippocampal neuron number were also increased after EA treatment. Furthermore, EA suppressed oxidative stress through regulating the level of malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase and enhanced the expression of antioxidant nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor-2 and hemeoxygenase-1. But sham EA did not have the same effect. CONCLUSIONS EA may protect against SAE-induced cognitive dysfunction by inhibiting synaptic injury, neuronal loss, and oxidative stress, and the nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor-2/hemeoxygenase-1 signaling pathway may be involved in this effect.
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- Cui Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical University NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical University NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical University NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical University NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin NanKai Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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Mrozek S, Gobin J, Constantin JM, Fourcade O, Geeraerts T. Crosstalk between brain, lung and heart in critical care. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2020; 39:519-530. [PMID: 32659457 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Extracerebral complications, especially pulmonary and cardiovascular, are frequent in brain-injured patients and are major outcome determinants. Two major pathways have been described: brain-lung and brain-heart interactions. Lung injuries after acute brain damages include ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and neurogenic pulmonary œdema (NPE), whereas heart injuries can range from cardiac enzymes release, ECG abnormalities to left ventricle dysfunction or cardiogenic shock. The pathophysiologies of these brain-lung and brain-heart crosstalk are complex and sometimes interconnected. This review aims to describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of lung and heart injuries in brain-injured patients with the different pathways implicated and the clinical implications for critical care physicians.
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- Ségolène Mrozek
- Department of anaesthesia and critical care, university hospital of Toulouse, university Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
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- Department of anaesthesia and critical care, university hospital of Toulouse, university Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of anaesthesia and critical care, Sorbonne university, La Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of anaesthesia and critical care, university hospital of Toulouse, university Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of anaesthesia and critical care, university hospital of Toulouse, university Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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Atterton B, Paulino MC, Povoa P, Martin-Loeches I. Sepsis Associated Delirium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 56:medicina56050240. [PMID: 32443606 PMCID: PMC7279289 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56050240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by a systemic dysregulated host response to infection. The brain is particularly susceptible to the effects of sepsis with clinical manifestations ranging from mild confusion to a deep comatose state. Sepsis-associated delirium (SAD) is a cerebral manifestation commonly occurring in patients with sepsis and is thought to occur due to a combination of neuroinflammation and disturbances in cerebral perfusion, the blood brain barrier (BBB) and neurotransmission. The neurological impairment associated with SAD can persist for months or even longer, after the initial septic episode has subsided which may impair the rehabilitation potential of sepsis survivors. Early identification and treatment of the underlying sepsis is key in the management of SAD as once present it can be difficult to control. Through the regular use of validated screening tools for delirium, cases of SAD can be identified early; this allows potentially aggravating factors to be addressed promptly. The usefulness of biomarkers, neuroimaging and electroencephalopathy (EEG) in the diagnosis of SAD remains controversial. The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) guidelines advise against the use of medications to treat delirium unless distressing symptoms are present or it is hindering the patient’s ability to wean from organ support.
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- Ben Atterton
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Research Organization (MICRO), St. James’s Hospital, St. James Street, Dublin 8, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland;
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- Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, São Francisco Xavier Hospital, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, 1449-005 Lisbon, Portugal; (M.C.P.); (P.P.)
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- Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, São Francisco Xavier Hospital, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, 1449-005 Lisbon, Portugal; (M.C.P.); (P.P.)
- NOVA Medical School, CHRC, New University of Lisbon, 1099-085 Lisbon, Portugal
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, OUH Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Research Organization (MICRO), St. James’s Hospital, St. James Street, Dublin 8, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland;
- Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Ciberes, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Zrour C, Haddad R, Zoghbi M, Kharsa Z, Hijazi M, Naja W. Prospective, multi-centric benchmark study assessing delirium: prevalence, incidence and its correlates in hospitalized elderly Lebanese patients. Aging Clin Exp Res 2020; 32:689-697. [PMID: 31203529 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01242-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND With the increase in the proportion of elderly Lebanese patients, little is known about delirium's prevalence, incidence and correlated factors. AIMS To identify the prevalence, incidence and factors associated with overall and incident delirium in hospitalized elderly Lebanese patients. METHODS A convenient sample was recruited from three university hospitals affiliated to the Lebanese university faculty of medical sciences. We included patients aged more than 65 years. Baseline factors were examined upon presentation and the confusion assessment method (CAM) was used to detect prevalent delirium upon admission or within the first 48 h. Enrolled patients were then assessed every other day to detect incident delirium cases. RESULTS Among the 230 patients included, delirium prevalence was 17% and incidence 8.7%. We found that a history of falls (odds ratio (OR) = 5.12; p = 0.001), immobilization (OR = 7.33; p = 0.035), polypharmacy (OR = 5.07; p = 0.026) along with tachycardia (OR = 6.94; p = 0.03) and severe anemia (OR = 12.5; p = 0.005) upon admission were significant factors associated with overall delirium (incident and prevalent delirium cases). Whereas, living alone was significantly associated with lower odds for overall delirium (OR = 0.03; p = 0.02). Moreover, current smoking (OR = 14; p = 0.02), low oxygen saturation (OR = 9.6; p = 0.008) and severe anemia (OR = 8.4; p = 0.013) upon admission remained significantly associated with higher odds for incident delirium along with urine catheter placement (OR = 7.8; p = 0.015). CONCLUSION Secondary to the burden of delirium and its impact on mortality among elderly population, trying to understand and adjust modifiable factors would promote more appropriate prevention strategies.
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- Carmen Zrour
- Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. .,, Boulevard de Smet de Naeyer 414, Jette 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Benghanem S, Mazeraud A, Azabou E, Chhor V, Shinotsuka CR, Claassen J, Rohaut B, Sharshar T. Brainstem dysfunction in critically ill patients. Crit Care 2020; 24:5. [PMID: 31907011 PMCID: PMC6945639 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2718-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The brainstem conveys sensory and motor inputs between the spinal cord and the brain, and contains nuclei of the cranial nerves. It controls the sleep-wake cycle and vital functions via the ascending reticular activating system and the autonomic nuclei, respectively. Brainstem dysfunction may lead to sensory and motor deficits, cranial nerve palsies, impairment of consciousness, dysautonomia, and respiratory failure. The brainstem is prone to various primary and secondary insults, resulting in acute or chronic dysfunction. Of particular importance for characterizing brainstem dysfunction and identifying the underlying etiology are a detailed clinical examination, MRI, neurophysiologic tests such as brainstem auditory evoked potentials, and an analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid. Detection of brainstem dysfunction is challenging but of utmost importance in comatose and deeply sedated patients both to guide therapy and to support outcome prediction. In the present review, we summarize the neuroanatomy, clinical syndromes, and diagnostic techniques of critical illness-associated brainstem dysfunction for the critical care setting.
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- Sarah Benghanem
- Department of Neurology, Neuro-ICU, Sorbonne University, APHP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
- Medical ICU, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuro-ICU, GHU-Paris, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropathology, Pastuer Institute, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology, Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, APHP, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Garches, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Saint-Joseph Hospital, Paris, France
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- Intensive Care Unit and Postgraduate Program, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-ICU, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-ICU, Sorbonne University, APHP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
- Department of Neurology, Neuro-ICU, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, INSERM UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Pitié- Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, F-75013, France
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- Department of Neuro-ICU, GHU-Paris, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France.
- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropathology, Pastuer Institute, Paris, France.
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Sasannejad C, Ely EW, Lahiri S. Long-term cognitive impairment after acute respiratory distress syndrome: a review of clinical impact and pathophysiological mechanisms. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2019; 23:352. [PMID: 31718695 PMCID: PMC6852966 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2626-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survivors experience a high prevalence of cognitive impairment with concomitantly impaired functional status and quality of life, often persisting months after hospital discharge. In this review, we explore the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment following ARDS, the interrelations between mechanisms and risk factors, and interventions that may mitigate the risk of cognitive impairment. Risk factors for cognitive decline following ARDS include pre-existing cognitive impairment, neurological injury, delirium, mechanical ventilation, prolonged exposure to sedating medications, sepsis, systemic inflammation, and environmental factors in the intensive care unit, which can co-occur synergistically in various combinations. Detection and characterization of pre-existing cognitive impairment imparts challenges in clinical management and longitudinal outcome study enrollment. Patients with brain injury who experience ARDS constitute a distinct population with a particular combination of risk factors and pathophysiological mechanisms: considerations raised by brain injury include neurogenic pulmonary edema, differences in sympathetic activation and cholinergic transmission, effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on cerebral microcirculation and intracranial pressure, and sensitivity to vasopressor use and volume status. The blood-brain barrier represents a physiological interface at which multiple mechanisms of cognitive impairment interact, as acute blood-brain barrier weakening from mechanical ventilation and systemic inflammation can compound existing chronic blood-brain barrier dysfunction from Alzheimer’s-type pathophysiology, rendering the brain vulnerable to both amyloid-beta accumulation and cytokine-mediated hippocampal damage. Although some contributory elements, such as the presenting brain injury or pre-existing cognitive impairment, may be irreversible, interventions such as minimizing mechanical ventilation tidal volume, minimizing duration of exposure to sedating medications, maintaining hemodynamic stability, optimizing fluid balance, and implementing bundles to enhance patient care help dramatically to reduce duration of delirium and may help prevent acquisition of long-term cognitive impairment.
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- Cina Sasannejad
- Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Veteran's Affairs Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, AHSP Building, Suite A6600, A8103, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. .,Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, AHSP Building, Suite A6600, A8103, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. .,Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, AHSP Building, Suite A6600, A8103, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
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Preoperative transcranial Doppler and cerebral oximetry as predictors of delirium following valvular heart surgery: a case–control study. J Clin Monit Comput 2019; 34:715-723. [DOI: 10.1007/s10877-019-00385-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nwafor DC, Brichacek AL, Mohammad AS, Griffith J, Lucke-Wold BP, Benkovic SA, Geldenhuys WJ, Lockman PR, Brown CM. Targeting the Blood-Brain Barrier to Prevent Sepsis-Associated Cognitive Impairment. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis 2019; 11:1179573519840652. [PMID: 31007531 PMCID: PMC6456845 DOI: 10.1177/1179573519840652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease resulting from an infection. This disorder affects 750 000 people annually in the United States and has a 62% rehospitalization rate. Septic symptoms range from typical flu-like symptoms (eg, headache, fever) to a multifactorial syndrome known as sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Patients with SAE exhibit an acute altered mental status and often have higher mortality and morbidity. In addition, many sepsis survivors are also burdened with long-term cognitive impairment. The mechanisms through which sepsis initiates SAE and promotes long-term cognitive impairment in septic survivors are poorly understood. Due to its unique role as an interface between the brain and the periphery, numerous studies support a regulatory role for the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in the progression of acute and chronic brain dysfunction. In this review, we discuss the current body of literature which supports the BBB as a nexus which integrates signals from the brain and the periphery in sepsis. We highlight key insights on the mechanisms that contribute to the BBB's role in sepsis which include neuroinflammation, increased barrier permeability, immune cell infiltration, mitochondrial dysfunction, and a potential barrier role for tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). Finally, we address current drug treatments (eg, antimicrobials and intravenous immunoglobulins) for sepsis and their potential outcomes on brain function. A comprehensive understanding of these mechanisms may enable clinicians to target specific aspects of BBB function as a therapeutic tool to limit long-term cognitive impairment in sepsis survivors.
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- Divine C Nwafor
- Graduate Programs in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Graduate Programs in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Graduate Programs in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Graduate Programs in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Graduate Programs in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Rosenblatt K, Walker KA, Goodson C, Olson E, Maher D, Brown CH, Nyquist P. Cerebral Autoregulation-Guided Optimal Blood Pressure in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy: A Case Series. J Intensive Care Med 2019; 35:1453-1464. [PMID: 30760173 PMCID: PMC6692246 DOI: 10.1177/0885066619828293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Impaired cerebral autoregulation and cerebral hypoperfusion may play a critical role in the high morbidity and mortality in patients with sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Bedside assessment of cerebral autoregulation may help individualize hemodynamic targets that optimize brain perfusion. We hypothesize that near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived cerebral oximetry can identify blood pressure ranges that enhance autoregulation in patients with SAE and that disturbances in autoregulation are associated with severity of encephalopathy. METHODS Adult patients with acute encephalopathy directly attributable to sepsis were followed using NIRS-based multimodal monitoring for 12 consecutive hours. We used the correlation in time between regional cerebral oxygen saturation and mean arterial pressure (MAP) to determine the cerebral oximetry index (COx) as a measure of cerebral autoregulation. Autoregulation curves were constructed for each patient with averaged COx values sorted by MAP in 3 sequential 4-hour periods; the optimal pressure (MAPOPT), defined as the MAP associated with most robust autoregulation (lowest COx), was identified in each period. Severity of encephalopathy was measured with Glasgow coma scale (GCS). RESULTS Six patients with extracranial sepsis met the stringent criteria specified, including no pharmacological sedation or neurologic premorbidity. Optimal MAP was identified in all patients and ranged from 55 to 115 mmHg. Additionally, MAPOPT varied within individual patients over time during monitoring. Disturbed autoregulation, based on COx, was associated with worse neurologic status (GCS < 13) both with and without controlling for age and severity of sepsis (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 2.11; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.77-2.52; P < .001; OR: 2.97; 95% CI: 1.63-5.43; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS In this high-fidelity group of patients with SAE, continuous, NIRS-based monitoring can identify blood pressure ranges that improve autoregulation. This is important given the association between cerebral autoregulatory function and severity of encephalopathy. Individualizing blood pressure goals using bedside autoregulation monitoring may better preserve cerebral perfusion in SAE than current practice.
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- Kathryn Rosenblatt
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Neurology, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Neurology, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Singer BH, Dickson RP, Denstaedt SJ, Newstead MW, Kim K, Falkowski NR, Erb-Downward JR, Schmidt TM, Huffnagle GB, Standiford TJ. Bacterial Dissemination to the Brain in Sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 197:747-756. [PMID: 29232157 PMCID: PMC5855074 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1559oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Sepsis causes brain dysfunction and neuroinflammation. It is unknown whether neuroinflammation in sepsis is initiated by dissemination of bacteria to the brain and sustained by persistent infection, or whether neuroinflammation is a sterile process resulting solely from circulating inflammatory mediators. OBJECTIVES To determine if gut bacteria translocate to the brain during sepsis, and are associated with neuroinflammation. METHODS Murine sepsis was induced using cecal ligation and puncture, and sepsis survivor mice were compared with sham and unoperated control animals. Brain tissue of patients who died of sepsis was compared with patients who died of noninfectious causes. Bacterial taxa were characterized by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing in both murine and human brain specimens; compared among sepsis and nonsepsis groups; and correlated with levels of S100A8, a marker of neuroinflammation using permutational multivariate ANOVA. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Viable gut-associated bacteria were enriched in the brains of mice 5 days after surviving abdominal sepsis (P < 0.01), and undetectable by 14 days. The community structure of brain-associated bacteria correlated with severity of neuroinflammation (P < 0.001). Furthermore, bacterial taxa detected in brains of humans who die of sepsis were distinct from those who died of noninfectious causes (P < 0.001) and correlated with S100A8/A9 expression (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Although bacterial translocation is associated with acute neuroinflammation in murine sepsis, bacterial translocation did not result in chronic cerebral infection. Postmortem analysis of patients who die of sepsis suggests a role for bacteria in acute brain dysfunction in sepsis. Further work is needed to determine if modifying gut-associated bacterial communities modulates brain dysfunction after sepsis.
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- Benjamin H. Singer
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
- Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
- Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and
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Jackson JC, Warrington HJ, Kessler R, Kiehl AL, Ely WE. Florbetapir-PET β-amyloid imaging and associated neuropsychological trajectories in survivors of critical illness: A case series. J Crit Care 2017; 44:331-336. [PMID: 29274595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Cognitive impairment resembling Alzheimer's disease is common in survivors of critical illness. We hypothesized that Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors with cognitive impairment would have significant amyloid and designed a pilot study to explore this relationship. MATERIALS AND METHODS A pilot, case series of a convenience sample of 14 adult medical and surgical ICU survivors, in a clinical neuroradiology clinic. Patients underwent cognitive testing at 3months, 1year, 4years, and 6years after hospital discharge with the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. They received a single PET scan using amyloid PET imaging (florbetapir F18) 2 to 4years after their ICU stay. RESULTS Amyloid (defined as a Standard Uptake Value ratio or SUVr >1.10) was present in 2 of 14 (14%) individuals, both of whom demonstrated significant cognitive impairment yet no consistent decline over time. Of the 6 impaired patients (RBANS<78), 4 (66.7%) were amyloid negative. CONCLUSIONS It is feasible to assess ICU survivors with amyloid imaging. In this small sample, most patients with cognitive impairment were negative on amyloid PET imaging, which raises the possibility that ICU survivors may experience a unique form of dementia not driven by an amyloid related mechanism.
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- James C Jackson
- Division of Allergy/Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States; VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, TN, United States.
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Allergy/Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Allergy/Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States; VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, TN, United States
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Davis DHJ, Muniz-Terrera G, Keage HAD, Stephan BCM, Fleming J, Ince PG, Matthews FE, Cunningham C, Ely EW, MacLullich AMJ, Brayne C. Association of Delirium With Cognitive Decline in Late Life: A Neuropathologic Study of 3 Population-Based Cohort Studies. JAMA Psychiatry 2017; 74:244-251. [PMID: 28114436 PMCID: PMC6037291 DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Delirium is associated with accelerated cognitive decline. The pathologic substrates of this association are not yet known, that is, whether they are the same as those associated with dementia, are independent, or are interrelated. OBJECTIVE To examine whether the accelerated cognitive decline observed after delirium is independent of the pathologic processes of classic dementia. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Harmonized data from 987 individual brain donors from 3 observational cohort studies with population-based sampling (Vantaa 85+, Cambridge City Over-75s Cohort, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study) performed from January 1, 1985, through December 31, 2011, with a median follow-up of 5.2 years until death, were used in this study. Neuropathologic assessments were performed with investigators masked to clinical data. Data analysis was performed from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2013. Clinical characteristics of brain donors were not different from the rest of the cohort. Outcome ascertainment was complete given that the participants were brain donors. EXPOSURES Delirium (never vs ever) and pathologic burden of neurofibrillary tangles, amyloid plaques, vascular lesions, and Lewy bodies. Effects modeled using random-effects linear regression and interactions between delirium and pathologic burden were assessed. OUTCOMES Change in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores during the 6 years before death. RESULTS There were 987 participants (290 from Vantaa 85+, 241 from the Cambridge City Over-75s Cohort, and 456 from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study) with neuropathologic data; mean (SD) age at death was 90 (6.4) years, including 682 women (69%). The mean MMSE score 6 years before death was 24.7 points. The 279 individuals with delirium (75% women) had worse initial scores (-2.8 points; 95% CI, -4.5 to -1.0; P < .001). Cognitive decline attributable to delirium was -0.37 MMSE points per year (95% CI, -0.60 to -0.13; P < .001). Decline attributable to the pathologic processes of dementia was -0.39 MMSE points per year (95% CI, -0.57 to -0.22; P < .001). However, the combination of delirium and the pathologic processes of dementia resulted in the greatest decline, in which the interaction contributed an additional -0.16 MMSE points per year (95% CI, -0.29 to -0.03; P = .01). The multiplicative nature of these variables resulted in individuals with delirium and the pathologic processes of dementia declining 0.72 MMSE points per year faster than age-, sex-, and educational level-matched controls. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Delirium in the presence of the pathologic processes of dementia is associated with accelerated cognitive decline beyond that expected for delirium or the pathologic process itself. These findings suggest that additional unmeasured pathologic processes specifically relate to delirium. Age-related cognitive decline has many contributors, and these findings at the population level support a role for delirium acting independently and multiplicatively to the pathologic processes of classic dementia.
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- Daniel H J Davis
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England2Medical Research Council Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, London, England
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- School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
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- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle, England
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee9Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Nashville
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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Delirium is common in critically ill patients and associated with increased length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and long-term cognitive impairment. The pathophysiology of delirium has been explained by neuroinflammation, an aberrant stress response, neurotransmitter imbalances, and neuronal network alterations. Delirium develops mostly in vulnerable patients (e.g., elderly and cognitively impaired) in the throes of a critical illness. Delirium is by definition due to an underlying condition and can be identified at ICU admission using prediction models. Treatment of delirium can be improved with frequent monitoring, as early detection and subsequent treatment of the underlying condition can improve outcome. Cautious use or avoidance of benzodiazepines may reduce the likelihood of developing delirium. Nonpharmacologic strategies with early mobilization, reducing causes for sleep deprivation, and reorientation measures may be effective in the prevention of delirium. Antipsychotics are effective in treating hallucinations and agitation, but do not reduce the duration of delirium. Combined pain, agitation, and delirium protocols seem to improve the outcome of critically ill patients and may reduce delirium incidence.
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- A J C Slooter
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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OBJECTIVE Systemic PaO2 oscillations occur during cyclic recruitment and derecruitment of atelectasis in acute respiratory failure and might harm brain tissue integrity. DESIGN Controlled animal study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS Adult anesthetized pigs. INTERVENTIONS Pigs were randomized to a control group (anesthesia and extracorporeal circulation for 20 hr with constant PaO2, n = 10) or an oscillation group (anesthesia and extracorporeal circulation for 20 hr with artificial PaO2 oscillations [3 cycles min⁻¹], n = 10). Five additional animals served as native group (n = 5). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Outcome following exposure to artificial PaO2 oscillations compared with constant PaO2 levels was measured using 1) immunohistochemistry, 2) real-time polymerase chain reaction for inflammatory markers, 3) receptor autoradiography, and 4) transcriptome analysis in the hippocampus. Our study shows that PaO2 oscillations are transmitted to brain tissue as detected by novel ultrarapid oxygen sensing technology. PaO2 oscillations cause significant decrease in NISSL-stained neurons (p < 0.05) and induce inflammation (p < 0.05) in the hippocampus and a shift of the balance of hippocampal neurotransmitter receptor densities toward inhibition (p < 0.05). A pathway analysis suggests that cerebral immune and acute-phase response may play a role in mediating PaO2 oscillation-induced brain injury. CONCLUSIONS Artificial PaO2 oscillations cause mild brain injury mediated by inflammatory pathways. Although artificial PaO2 oscillations and endogenous PaO2 oscillations in lung-diseased patients have different origins, it is likely that they share the same noxious effect on the brain. Therefore, PaO2 oscillations might represent a newly detected pathway potentially contributing to the crosstalk between acute lung and remote brain injury.
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Serum S100B protein could help to detect cerebral complications associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Neurocrit Care 2015; 20:367-74. [PMID: 23860667 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-013-9874-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To investigate if serum S100B protein levels could early detect cerebral complications under treatment extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). METHODS Serum S100B levels were measured over 5 days in 32 patients with cardiogenic and septic shock, including 15 patients who treated by ECMO and 17 who did not. Cerebral complications included hemorrhage, stroke, encephalopathy with myoclonus, and brain death. Delirium was identified by the positive Confusion Assessment Method in the ICU. RESULTS S100B levels were elevated in 24/32 patients (75 %) at ICU admission. Five patients developed cerebral complications (2 hemorrhages with 1 brain death, 1 encephalopathy with myoclonus in the ECMO group and 2 strokes in the non-ECMO group). At day 5, S100B levels were higher in the 5 patients with cerebral complications than in the 27 without cerebral complications, regardless of ECMO (0.426 [0.421, 0.652] vs. 0.102 [0.085, 0.135] μg/L, p = 0.011). S100B levels were also more elevated in 3 patients with than in 12 without cerebral complications associated with ECMO (0.799 [0.325, 0.965] vs. 0.102 [0.09, 0.607] μg/L, p = 0.033). S100B levels were not associated with delirium after sedation withdrawal. CONCLUSIONS Measurement serum S100B could be useful to detect cerebral complications in deeply sedated patients associated with ECMO but not for monitoring delirium after sedation withdrawal.
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González-López A, Albaiceta GM, Talbot K. Newly identified precipitating factors in mechanical ventilation-induced brain damage: implications for treating ICU delirium. Expert Rev Neurother 2015; 14:583-8. [PMID: 24852225 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2014.915743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Delirium is 1.5 to 4.1 times as likely in intensive care unit patients when they are mechanically ventilated. While progress in treatment has occurred, delirium is still a major problem in mechanically ventilated patients. Based on studies of a murine mechanical ventilation model, we summarize evidence here for a novel mechanism by which such ventilation can quickly initiate brain damage likely to cause cognitive deficits expressed as delirium. That mechanism consists of aberrant vagal sensory input driving sustained dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) signaling in the hippocampal formation, which induces apoptosis in that brain area within 90 min without causing hypoxia, oxidative stress, or inflammatory responses. This argues for minimizing the duration and tidal volumes of mechanical ventilation and for more effectively reducing sustained D2R signaling than achieved with haloperidol alone. The latter might be accomplished by reducing D2R cell surface expression and D2R-mediated Akt inhibition by elevating protein expression of dysbindin-1C.
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- Adrián González-López
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Tsai RM, Leong JK, Dutt S, Chang CC, Lee AK, Chao SZ, Yokoyama JS, Tse M, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Rosen HJ. The Chinese Verbal Learning Test specifically assesses hippocampal state. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2014; 30:412-6. [PMID: 25270640 DOI: 10.1177/1533317514552667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, the Chinese Verbal Learning Test (ChVLT) was developed to assess episodic memory in Chinese speakers. The goal of this analysis was to determine whether memory consolidation as measured by the ChVLT was specifically associated with hippocampal volume in patients with cognitive impairment. METHODS We administered the ChVLT to 22 Chinese-speaking patients with mild cognitive impairment and 9 patients with dementia and obtained hippocampal and cortical volumes from T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS Linear regression revealed that hippocampal volume explained 9.9% of the variance in delayed memory (P = .018) after controlling for the effects of age, education, immediate recall after the last learning trial, overall level of cognitive impairment, and volumes of other cortical regions. CONCLUSION These results indicate that the ChVLT is specifically correlated with hippocampal volume, supporting its utility for detecting hippocampal disease and monitoring hippocampal state over time.
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- Richard M Tsai
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaoshiung Medical Center and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaoshiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA UCSF Memory and Aging Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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González-López A, López-Alonso I, Aguirre A, Amado-Rodríguez L, Batalla-Solís E, Astudillo A, Tomás-Zapico C, Fueyo A, dos Santos CC, Talbot K, Albaiceta GM. Mechanical ventilation triggers hippocampal apoptosis by vagal and dopaminergic pathways. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 188:693-702. [PMID: 23962032 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201304-0691oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Critically ill patients frequently develop neuropsychological disturbances including acute delirium or memory impairment. The need for mechanical ventilation is a risk factor for these adverse events, but a mechanism that links lung stretch and brain injury has not been identified. OBJECTIVES To identify the mechanisms that lead to brain dysfunction during mechanical ventilation. METHODS Brains from mechanically ventilated mice were harvested, and signals of apoptosis and alterations in the Akt survival pathway were studied. These measurements were repeated in vagotomized or haloperidol-treated mice, and in animals intracerebroventricularly injected with selective dopamine-receptor blockers. Hippocampal slices were cultured and treated with micromolar concentrations of dopamine, with or without dopamine receptor blockers. Last, levels of dysbindin, a regulator of the membrane availability of dopamine receptors, were assessed in the experimental model and in brain samples from ventilated patients. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Mechanical ventilation triggers hippocampal apoptosis as a result of type 2 dopamine receptor activation in response to vagal signaling. Activation of these receptors blocks the Akt/GSK3β prosurvival pathway and activates the apoptotic cascade, as demonstrated in vivo and in vitro. Vagotomy, systemic haloperidol, or intracerebroventricular raclopride (a type 2 dopamine receptor blocker) ameliorated this effect. Moreover, ventilation induced a concomitant change in the expression of dysbindin-1C. These results were confirmed in brain samples from ventilated patients. CONCLUSIONS These results prove the existence of a pathogenic mechanism of lung stretch-induced hippocampal apoptosis that could explain the neurological changes in ventilated patients and may help to identify novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Adrián González-López
- 1 Departamento de Biología Funcional, Área de Fisiología, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, and
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Silverstein JH, Deiner SG. Perioperative delirium and its relationship to dementia. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2013; 43:108-15. [PMID: 23220565 PMCID: PMC3612127 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2012.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A number of serious clinical cognitive syndromes occur following surgery and anesthesia. Postoperative delirium is a behavioral syndrome that occurs in the perioperative period. It is diagnosed through observation and characterized by a fluctuating loss of orientation and confusion. A distinct syndrome that requires formalized neurocognitive testing is frequently referred to as postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). There are serious concerns as to whether either postoperative delirium or postoperative cognitive dysfunction leads to dementia. These concerns are reviewed in this article.
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- Jeffrey H Silverstein
- Department of Anesthesiology, Box 1010 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
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Sepsis often is characterized by an acute brain dysfunction, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Its pathophysiology is highly complex, resulting from both inflammatory and noninflammatory processes, which may induce significant alterations in vulnerable areas of the brain. Important mechanisms include excessive microglial activation, impaired cerebral perfusion, blood-brain-barrier dysfunction, and altered neurotransmission. Systemic insults, such as prolonged inflammation, severe hypoxemia, and persistent hyperglycemia also may contribute to aggravate sepsis-induced brain dysfunction or injury. The diagnosis of brain dysfunction in sepsis relies essentially on neurological examination and neurological tests, such as EEG and neuroimaging. A brain MRI should be considered in case of persistent brain dysfunction after control of sepsis and exclusion of major confounding factors. Recent MRI studies suggest that septic shock can be associated with acute cerebrovascular lesions and white matter abnormalities. Currently, the management of brain dysfunction mainly consists of control of sepsis and prevention of all aggravating factors, including metabolic disturbances, drug overdoses, anticholinergic medications, withdrawal syndromes, and Wernicke's encephalopathy. Modulation of microglial activation, prevention of blood-brain-barrier alterations, and use of antioxidants represent relevant therapeutic targets that may impact significantly on neurologic outcomes. In the future, investigations in patients with sepsis should be undertaken to reduce the duration of brain dysfunction and to study the impact of this reduction on important health outcomes, including functional and cognitive status in survivors.
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Mathillas J, Olofsson B, Lövheim H, Gustafson Y. Thirty-day prevalence of delirium among very old people: a population-based study of very old people living at home and in institutions. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2013; 57:298-304. [PMID: 23711428 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Revised: 04/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Delirium has mainly been studied in various patient samples and in people living in institutions. The present study investigates the 30-day prevalence of delirium in a population-based sample of very old people in northern Sweden and Finland. Seven hundred and eight persons aged 85 years and older from the GErontological Regional DAtabase (GERDA) were assessed. Information was also collected from relatives, carers and medical records. Assessments performed were among others the Organic Brain Syndrome (OBS) scale, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15). Delirium, depression and dementia diagnoses were based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria. The prevalence of delirium was 17% among 85 year-olds, 21% among 90 year-olds and 39% among participants aged 95 years and older (p<0.001). Delirium prevalence among individuals without dementia was lower than among those with dementia (5% vs. 52%, p<0.001). Factors independently associated with delirium superimposed on dementia in a multivariate logistic regression model were depression (Odds Ratio (OR)=2.0, 95% Confidence Interval (CI)=1.2-3.3), heart failure (OR=2.1, 95% CI=1.2-3.7), institutional living (OR 4.4, 95% CI=2.4-8.2) and prescribed antipsychotics (OR=3.0, 95% CI=1.5-6.0). Delirium is highly prevalent among very old people with dementia. Depression, heart failure, institutional living and prescribed antipsychotic medication seem to be associated with delirium.
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- Johan Mathillas
- Geriatric Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
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López-Aguilar J, Fernández-Gonzalo MS, Turon M, Quílez ME, Gómez-Simón V, Jódar MM, Blanch L. [Lung-brain interaction in the mechanically ventilated patient]. Med Intensiva 2012; 37:485-92. [PMID: 23260265 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2012.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) admitted to the ICU present neuropsychological alterations, which in most cases extend beyond the acute phase and have an important adverse effect upon quality of life. The aim of this review is to deepen in the analysis of the complex interaction between lung and brain in critically ill patients subjected to mechanical ventilation. This update first describes the neuropsychological alterations occurring both during the acute phase of ICU stay and at discharge, followed by an analysis of lung-brain interactions during mechanical ventilation, and finally explores the etiology and mechanisms leading to the neurological disorders observed in these patients. The management of critical patients requires an integral approach focused on minimizing the deleterious effects over the short, middle or long term.
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- J López-Aguilar
- Fundació Parc Taulí, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España; Institut Universitari Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus d' Excelència Internacional, Bellaterra, Barcelona, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España; Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España
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López-Aguilar J, Fernández-Gonzalo MS, Turon M, Quílez ME, Gómez-Simón V, Jódar MM, Blanch L. [Lung-brain interaction in the mechanically ventilated patient]. Med Intensiva 2012. [PMID: 23260265 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) admitted to the ICU present neuropsychological alterations, which in most cases extend beyond the acute phase and have an important adverse effect upon quality of life. The aim of this review is to deepen in the analysis of the complex interaction between lung and brain in critically ill patients subjected to mechanical ventilation. This update first describes the neuropsychological alterations occurring both during the acute phase of ICU stay and at discharge, followed by an analysis of lung-brain interactions during mechanical ventilation, and finally explores the etiology and mechanisms leading to the neurological disorders observed in these patients. The management of critical patients requires an integral approach focused on minimizing the deleterious effects over the short, middle or long term.
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- J López-Aguilar
- Fundació Parc Taulí, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España; Institut Universitari Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus d' Excelència Internacional, Bellaterra, Barcelona, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España; Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España
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Zaal IJ, Slooter AJC. Delirium in critically ill patients: epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. Drugs 2012; 72:1457-71. [PMID: 22804788 DOI: 10.2165/11635520-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Delirium is commonly observed in critically ill patients and is associated with negative outcomes. The pathophysiology of delirium is not completely understood. However, alterations to neurotransmitters, especially acetylcholine and dopamine, inflammatory pathways and an aberrant stress response are proposed mechanisms leading to intensive care unit (ICU) delirium. Detection of delirium using a validated delirium assessment tool makes early treatment possible, which may improve prognosis. Patients at high risk of delirium, especially those with cognitive decline and advanced age, should be identified in the first 24 hours of admission to the ICU. Whether these high-risk patients benefit from haloperidol prophylaxis deserves further study. The effectiveness of a multicomponent, non-pharmacological approach is shown in non-ICU patients, which provides proof of concept for use in the ICU. The few studies on this approach in ICU patients suggest that the burden of ICU delirium may be reduced by early mobility, increased daylight exposure and the use of earplugs. In addition, the combined use of sedation, ventilation, delirium and physical therapy protocols can reduce the frequency and severity of adverse outcomes and should become part of routine practice in the ICU, as should avoidance of deliriogenic medication such as anticholinergic drugs and benzodiazepines. Once delirium develops, symptomatic treatment with antipsychotics is recommended, with haloperidol being the drug of first choice. However, there is limited evidence on the safety and effectiveness of antipsychotics in ICU delirium.
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- Irene J Zaal
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Gunther ML, Morandi A, Krauskopf E, Pandharipande P, Girard TD, Jackson JC, Thompson J, Shintani AK, Geevarghese S, Miller RR, Canonico A, Merkle K, Cannistraci CJ, Rogers BP, Gatenby JC, Heckers S, Gore JC, Hopkins RO, Ely EW. The association between brain volumes, delirium duration, and cognitive outcomes in intensive care unit survivors: the VISIONS cohort magnetic resonance imaging study*. Crit Care Med 2012; 40:2022-32. [PMID: 22710202 PMCID: PMC3697780 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318250acc0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Delirium duration is predictive of long-term cognitive impairment in intensive care unit survivors. Hypothesizing that a neuroanatomical basis may exist for the relationship between delirium and long-term cognitive impairment, we conducted this exploratory investigation of the associations between delirium duration, brain volumes, and long-term cognitive impairment. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS A prospective cohort of medical and surgical intensive care unit survivors with respiratory failure or shock. MEASUREMENTS Quantitative high resolution 3-Tesla brain magnetic resonance imaging was used to calculate brain volumes at discharge and 3-month follow-up. Delirium was evaluated using the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit; cognitive outcomes were tested at 3- and 12-month follow-up. Linear regression was used to examine associations between delirium duration and brain volumes, and between brain volumes and cognitive outcomes. RESULTS A total of 47 patients completed the magnetic resonance imaging protocol. Patients with longer duration of delirium displayed greater brain atrophy as measured by a larger ventricle-to-brain ratio at hospital discharge (0.76, 95% confidence intervals [0.10, 1.41]; p = .03) and at 3-month follow-up (0.62 [0.02, 1.21], p = .05). Longer duration of delirium was associated with smaller superior frontal lobe (-2.11 cm(3) [-3.89, -0.32]; p = .03) and hippocampal volumes at discharge (-0.58 cm(3) [-0.85, -0.31], p < .001)--regions responsible for executive functioning and memory, respectively. Greater brain atrophy (higher ventricle-to-brain ratio) at 3 months was associated with worse cognitive performances at 12 months (lower Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status score -11.17 [-21.12, -1.22], p = .04). Smaller superior frontal lobes, thalamus, and cerebellar volumes at 3 months were associated with worse executive functioning and visual attention at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary data show that longer duration of delirium is associated with smaller brain volumes up to 3 months after discharge, and that smaller brain volumes are associated with long-term cognitive impairment up to 12 months. We cannot, however, rule out that smaller preexisting brain volumes explain these findings.
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- Max L. Gunther
- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Nashville, TN
- Center for Quality of Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Center for Health Services Research in the Department of Medicine
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- Center for Quality of Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Center for Health Services Research in the Department of Medicine
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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- Psychology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
- Division of Critical Care in the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Center for Quality of Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Center for Health Services Research in the Department of Medicine
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Center for Quality of Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Center for Health Services Research in the Department of Medicine
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Nashville, TN
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Nashville, TN
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, Nashville, TN
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Psychology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray Utah
- Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Center for Quality of Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Center for Health Services Research in the Department of Medicine
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
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Current world literature. Curr Opin Psychiatry 2012; 25:251-9. [PMID: 22456191 DOI: 10.1097/yco.0b013e328352dd8d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2012; 25:111-20. [DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32834fd93c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Delirium presents clinically with differing subtypes ranging from hyperactive to hypoactive. The clinical presentation is not clearly linked to specific pathophysiological mechanisms. Nevertheless, there seem to be different mechanisms that lead to delirium; for example the mechanisms leading to alcohol-withdrawal delirium are different from those responsible for postoperative delirium. In many forms of delirium, the brain's reaction to a peripheral inflammatory process is considered to be a pathophysiological key element and the aged brain seems to react more markedly to a peripheral inflammatory stimulus than a younger brain. The effects of inflammatory mediators on the brain include changes in neurotransmission and apoptosis. On a neurotransmitter level, impaired cholinergic transmission and disturbances of the intricate interactions between dopamine, serotonin and acetylcholine seem to play an important role in the development of delirium. The risk factors for delirium are categorised as predisposing or precipitating factors. In the presence of many predisposing factors, even trivial precipitating factors may trigger delirium, whereas in patients without or with only a few predisposing factors, a major precipitating insult is necessary to trigger delirium. Well documented predisposing factors are age, medical comorbidities, cognitive, functional, visual and hearing impairment and institutional residence. Important precipitating factors apart from surgery are admission to an ICU, anticholinergic drugs, alcohol or drug withdrawal, infections, iatrogenic complications, metabolic derangements and pain. Scores to predict the risk of delirium based on four or five risk factors have been validated in surgical patients.
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2011; 24:705-12. [DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32834e25f9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Epistemology of delirium in the critically ill: preemptive or therapeutic approach? Crit Care Med 2011; 39:1241-2; author reply 1242-3. [PMID: 21610604 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31820ea1b1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sanders RD. Hypothesis for the pathophysiology of delirium: Role of baseline brain network connectivity and changes in inhibitory tone. Med Hypotheses 2011; 77:140-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This article reviews the pathophysiology, prevalence, incidence, and consequences of delirium, focusing on the evaluation of delirium, the published models of care for prevention in patients at risk of delirium, and management of patients for whom delirium is not preventable. Evidence on why physical restraints should not be used for patients with delirium is reviewed. Current available evidence on antipyschotics does not support the role for the general use in the treatment of delirium. An example of a restraint-free, nonpharmacologic management approach [called the TADA approach (tolerate, anticipate, and don't agitate)] is presented.
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- Joseph H Flaherty
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, St Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, #1 Jefferson Barracks Road, St Louis, MO 63125, USA.
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Zampieri FG, Park M, Machado FS, Azevedo LCP. Sepsis-associated encephalopathy: not just delirium. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2011; 66:1825-31. [PMID: 22012058 PMCID: PMC3180153 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011001000024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in intensive care units. Organ dysfunction is triggered by inflammatory insults and tissue hypoperfusion. The brain plays a pivotal role in sepsis, acting as both a mediator of the immune response and a target for the pathologic process. The measurement of brain dysfunction is difficult because there are no specific biomarkers of neuronal injury, and bedside evaluation of cognitive performance is difficult in an intensive care unit. Although sepsis-associated encephalopathy was described decades ago, it has only recently been subjected to scientific scrutiny and is not yet completely understood. The pathophysiology of sepsis-associated encephalopathy involves direct cellular damage to the brain, mitochondrial and endothelial dysfunction and disturbances in neurotransmission. This review describes the most recent findings in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of sepsis-associated encephalopathy and focuses on its many presentations.
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- Fernando Godinho Zampieri
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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