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Wang X, Gan Q, Qiu X, Chen W, Wen D, You C, Ma L. Association of hemoglobin drift and outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurg Rev 2024; 47:310. [PMID: 38985351 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-024-02546-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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The relationship between in-hospital hemoglobin (Hb) drift and outcomes in patients undergoing surgical clipping for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is not well studied. This study aims to investigate the association between Hb drift and mortality in this patient population. We conducted a cohort study encompassing adult patients diagnosed with aSAH who were admitted to a university hospital. These patients were stratified into distinct groups based on their Hb drift levels. We employed logistic and Cox proportional hazard models to assess the relationship between Hb drift and outcomes. Additionally, propensity score matching (PSM) was utilized to ensure comparability between patient groups. The discriminative performance of different models was evaluated using C-statistics, integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and net reclassification improvement (NRI). Overall, our cohort comprised 671 patients, of whom 165 (24.6%) demonstrated an in-hospital Hb drift exceeding 25%. The analyses revealed elevated Hb drift was independently associated with higher likelihood of follow-up mortality (aOR: 3.29, 95% CI: 1.65 to 6.56; P = 0.001) and in-hospital mortality (aOR: 3.44, 95% CI: 1.55 to 7.63; P = 0.002). PSM analysis yielded similar results. Additionally, patients with Hb drift exhibited a notable decrease in survival rate compared to those without Hb drift (aHR: 3.99, 95% CI 2.30 to 6.70; P < 0.001). Furthermore, the inclusion of Hb drift significantly improved the C-statistic (P = 0.037), IDI (2.78%; P = 0.004) and NRI metrics (41.86%; P < 0.001) for mortality prediction. In summary, our results highlight that an in-hospital Hb drift exceeding 25% serves as an independent predictor of mortality in patients who have undergone surgical clipping for aSAH.
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- Xing Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
- West China Brain Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Luzzi S, Bektaşoğlu PK, Doğruel Y, Güngor A. Beyond nimodipine: advanced neuroprotection strategies for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia. Neurosurg Rev 2024; 47:305. [PMID: 38967704 PMCID: PMC11226492 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-024-02543-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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The clinical management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)-associated vasospasm remains a challenge in neurosurgical practice, with its prevention and treatment having a major impact on neurological outcome. While considered a mainstay, nimodipine is burdened by some non-negligible limitations that make it still a suboptimal candidate of pharmacotherapy for SAH. This narrative review aims to provide an update on the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, overall evidence, and strength of recommendation of nimodipine alternative drugs for aneurysmal SAH-associated vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia. A PRISMA literature search was performed in the PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, and PubChem databases using a combination of the MeSH terms "medical therapy," "management," "cerebral vasospasm," "subarachnoid hemorrhage," and "delayed cerebral ischemia." Collected articles were reviewed for typology and relevance prior to final inclusion. A total of 346 articles were initially collected. The identification, screening, eligibility, and inclusion process resulted in the selection of 59 studies. Nicardipine and cilostazol, which have longer half-lives than nimodipine, had robust evidence of efficacy and safety. Eicosapentaenoic acid, dapsone and clazosentan showed a good balance between effectiveness and favorable pharmacokinetics. Combinations between different drug classes have been studied to a very limited extent. Nicardipine, cilostazol, Rho-kinase inhibitors, and clazosentan proved their better pharmacokinetic profiles compared with nimodipine without prejudice with effective and safe neuroprotective role. However, the number of trials conducted is significantly lower than for nimodipine. Aneurysmal SAH-associated vasospasm remains an area of ongoing preclinical and clinical research where the search for new drugs or associations is critical.
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- Sabino Luzzi
- Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Health Sciences University, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istinye University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Berli S, Barbagallo M, Keller E, Esposito G, Pagnamenta A, Brandi G. Sex-Related Differences in Mortality, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia, and Functional Outcomes in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2781. [PMID: 38792323 PMCID: PMC11122382 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13102781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Background/Objective: Sex-related differences among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and their potential clinical implications have been insufficiently investigated. To address this knowledge gap, we conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: Sex-specific differences in patients with aSAH, including mortality, delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), and functional outcomes were assessed. The functional outcome was dichotomized into favorable or unfavorable based on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE). Results: Overall, 2823 studies were identified in EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, and by manual search on 14 February 2024. After an initial assessment, 74 studies were included in the meta-analysis. In the analysis of mortality, including 18,534 aSAH patients, no statistically significant differences could be detected (risk ratio (RR) 0.99; 95% CI, 0.90-1.09; p = 0.91). In contrast, the risk analysis for DCI, including 23,864 aSAH patients, showed an 11% relative risk reduction in DCI in males versus females (RR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.81-0.97; p = 0.01). The functional outcome analysis (favorable vs. unfavorable), including 7739 aSAH patients, showed a tendency towards better functional outcomes in men than women; however, this did not reach statistical significance (RR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.98-1.07; p = 0.34). Conclusions: In conclusion, the available data suggest that sex/gender may play a significant role in the risk of DCI in patients with aSAH, emphasizing the need for sex-specific management strategies.
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- Sarah Berli
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
- Department of Intensive Care, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
- Division of Pneumology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Wang X, Chen W, Qiu X, Guo J, You C, Ma L. Hematocrit drift and outcomes in surgical patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024; 166:202. [PMID: 38703244 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06097-9] [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] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of conclusive evidence regarding the impact of downward drift in hematocrit levels among patients who have undergone surgical clipping for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). This study endeavors to explore the potential association between hematocrit drift and mortality in this specific patient population. METHODS A cohort study was conducted, encompassing adult patients diagnosed with aSAH at a university hospital. The primary endpoint was follow-up mortality. Propensity score matching was employed to align patients based on their baseline characteristics. Discrimination capacity across various models was assessed and compared using net reclassification improvement (NRI). RESULTS Among the 671 patients with aSAH in the study period, 118 patients (17.6%) experienced an in-hospital hematocrit drift of more than 25%. Following adjustment with multivariate regression analysis, patients with elevated hematocrit drift demonstrated significantly increased odds of mortality (aOR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.14 to 3.97; P = 0.019). Matching analysis yielded similar results (aOR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.05 to 4.10; P = 0.036). The inclusion of hematocrit drift significantly improved the NRI (P < 0.0001) for mortality prediction. When in-hospital hematocrit drift was served as a continuous variable, each 10% increase in hematocrit drift corresponded to an adjusted odds ratio of 1.31 (95% CI 1.08-1.61; P = 0.008) for mortality. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the findings from this comprehensive cohort study indicate that a downward hematocrit drift exceeding 25% independently predicts mortality in surgical patients with aSAH. These findings underscore the significance of monitoring hematocrit and managing anemia in this patient population.
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- Xing Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Information Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Ma K, Bebawy JF. Anemia and Optimal Transfusion Thresholds in Brain-Injured Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Anesth Analg 2024; 138:992-1002. [PMID: 38109853 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Anemia is a highly prevalent condition that may compromise oxygen delivery to vital organs, especially among the critically ill. Although current evidence supports the adoption of a restrictive transfusion strategy and threshold among the nonbleeding critically ill patient, it remains unclear whether this practice should apply to the brain-injured patient, given the predisposition to cerebral ischemia in this patient population, in which even nonprofound anemia may exert a detrimental effect on clinical outcomes. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the pathophysiological changes related to impaired cerebral oxygenation in the brain-injured patient and to present the available evidence on the effect of anemia and varying transfusion thresholds on the clinical outcomes of patients with acute brain injury.
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- Kan Ma
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Duan M, Xu Y, Li Y, Feng H, Chen Y. Targeting brain-peripheral immune responses for secondary brain injury after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. J Neuroinflammation 2024; 21:102. [PMID: 38637850 PMCID: PMC11025216 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03101-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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The notion that the central nervous system is an immunologically immune-exempt organ has changed over the past two decades, with increasing evidence of strong links and interactions between the central nervous system and the peripheral immune system, both in the healthy state and after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Although primary injury after stroke is certainly important, the limited therapeutic efficacy, poor neurological prognosis and high mortality have led researchers to realize that secondary injury and damage may also play important roles in influencing long-term neurological prognosis and mortality and that the neuroinflammatory process in secondary injury is one of the most important influences on disease progression. Here, we summarize the interactions of the central nervous system with the peripheral immune system after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, in particular, how the central nervous system activates and recruits peripheral immune components, and we review recent advances in corresponding therapeutic approaches and clinical studies, emphasizing the importance of the role of the peripheral immune system in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
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- Mingxu Duan
- Department of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 29 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Injuries, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 29 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Injuries, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 29 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Injuries, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 29 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Injuries, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 29 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China.
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Injuries, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.
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Azzam AY, Vaishnav D, Essibayi MA, Unda SR, Jabal MS, Liriano G, Fortunel A, Holland R, Khatri D, Haranhalli N, Altschul D. Prediction of delayed cerebral ischemia followed aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. A machine-learning based study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024; 33:107553. [PMID: 38340555 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107553] [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] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Delayed Cerebral Ischemia (DCI) is a significant complication following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) that can lead to poor outcomes. Machine learning techniques have shown promise in predicting DCI and improving risk stratification. METHODS In this study, we aimed to develop machine learning models to predict the occurrence of DCI in patients with aSAH. Patient data, including various clinical variables and co-factors, were collected. Six different machine learning models, including logistic regression, multilayer perceptron, decision tree, random forest, gradient boosting machine, and extreme gradient boosting (XGB), were trained and evaluated using performance metrics such as accuracy, area under the curve (AUC), precision, recall, and F1 score. RESULTS After data augmentation, the random forest model demonstrated the best performance, with an AUC of 0.85. The multilayer perceptron neural network model achieved an accuracy of 0.93 and an F1 score of 0.85, making it the best performing model. The presence of positive clinical vasospasm was identified as the most important feature for predicting DCI. CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the potential of machine learning models in predicting the occurrence of DCI in patients with aSAH. The multilayer perceptron model showed excellent performance, indicating its utility in risk stratification and clinical decision-making. However, further validation and refinement of the models are necessary to ensure their generalizability and applicability in real-world settings. Machine learning techniques have the potential to enhance patient care and improve outcomes in aSAH, but their implementation should be accompanied by careful evaluation and validation.
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- Ahmed Y Azzam
- Montefiore-Einstein Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University NY, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Pei Y, Wang Z, Hao S, Wu R, Qiao X, Zhang G. Analysis of independent risk factors for aneurysm rupture based on carotid tortuosity index and morphological parameters of single intracranial aneurysms in anterior circulation. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2023; 234:107993. [PMID: 37778106 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107993] [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] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Our study focused on the risk factors associated with anterior circulation intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture by examining the carotid artery (CA) tortuosity index (TI) and anterior circulation IA morphological parameters. METHOD This study conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical and imaging data from 163 patients with anterior circulation IA diagnosed by head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA). The patients were categorized into two groups: the ruptured group (57 cases) and the unruptured group (106 cases). CA was categorized based on its location into three segments: the extracranial segment of the internal carotid artery (EICA) TI, the angle of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the common carotid artery (CCA) TI. Measure the morphological parameters of all IA: IA length neck (L), IA height (H), aneurysm diameter width (D), the ratio of L to the mean diameter of the IA-bearing artery (SR), the ratio of H to D (AR), the angle of flow inflow (FA) and IA angle (AA). The study conducted five types of analysis to determine the risk factors for anterior circulation IA rupture. The first was an univariate analysis of the risk factors. The second was an analysis of the correlation between CA TI and IA morphological parameters. The third used multivariate logistic stepwise regression analysis to analyse independent risk factors for IA rupture. The fourth was to plot ROC curves to build a predictive model for IA rupture and calculate diagnostic thresholds. Finally, a data set from another hospital (78 cases) was used as a validation set to validate the multivariate model. RESULT Univariate analysis revealed that there were statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in gender, EICA TI, location of IA and IA morphological parameters (FA, H, AR, L, SR), which acted as risk factors for anterior circulation IA rupture. The results of Spearman correlation analysis indicate that CCA TI is significantly correlated with SR, H and L (P < 0.05), while EICA TI is significantly correlated with FA and L (P < 0.05). The results of multivariate logistic analysis showed that FA (OR = 1.072, 95%CI = 1.04-1.10, P < 0.001), SR (OR = 4.949, 95%CI = 1.96-12.53, P = 0.001), EICA TI (OR = 1.037, 95%CI = 1.01-1.07, P = 0.003) were independent risk factors for IA rupture. The ROC curve plotting results suggest that the area under the curve (AUC) of FA is 0.860 with a diagnostic threshold of 110.1°; the AUC of SR is 0.786 with a diagnostic threshold of 1.67; the AUC of EICA TI is 0.723 with a diagnostic threshold of 28.845; the AUC of the three combined is 0.903 with a threshold of 0.480. The combined factor diagnostic model is validated according to the validation set, and the results show that the AUC (0.866) of the validation set is not much different from the AUC (0.903) of the multivariate model, and the multivariate model has a better diagnostic effect. CONCLUSION In clinical practice, it is important to consider the evaluation of aneurysm rupture in combination with imaging, as FA, SR and ECIA TI are independent risk factors for IA rupture in the anterior circulation. Unlike the IA morphological parameters, EICA TI is an often overlooked extracranial parameter, but is equally important in its power to predict IA rupture. When the EICA TI exceeds 28.845, the IA has the possibility of rupture. Finally, multivariate diagnostic model are of interest when considering rupture of the anterior circulation IA.
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- Yusong Pei
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Peoples Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
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Shah AH, Snow R, Wendell LC, Thompson BB, Reznik ME, Furie KL, Mahta A. Association of hemoglobin trend and outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A single center cohort study. J Clin Neurosci 2023; 107:77-83. [PMID: 36521368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anemia has been linked to delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and worse outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). However, the association of hemoglobin (Hb) trend and outcomes is not well studied. We investigated predictors of Hb trend and its association with outcomes in patients with aSAH. Our hypothesis was that a negative Hb trend is associated with poorer outcomes independent of Hb values. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of a prospectively collected cohort of consecutive patients with aSAH who were admitted to an academic center (2016-2021). We tested the association of Hb trend and values with measures including DCI and poor functional outcome defined as modified Rankin scale 4-6 at 3 months after discharge. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with Hb difference from admission to discharge. RESULTS We included 310 patients with confirmed aneurysmal etiology (mean age 57 years, SD13.6; 62 % female). Greater Hb decrement from admission to discharge was independently associated with higher likelihood of both DCI (OR 1.28 per 1 g/dl decrease in Hb, 95 % CI 1.08-1.47; p = 0.003) and poor functional outcome (OR 1.27 per 1 g/dl decrease in Hb, 1.03-1.53; p = 0.026) independent of any absolute Hb values. Predictors of Hb decrement from admission to discharge were hospital length of stay, Hunt and Hess grades, female sex and age. CONCLUSION Greater Hb decrement can be associated with higher likelihood of DCI and poor functional outcome in aSAH. More evidence is needed to use Hb trend to guide transfusion threshold in aSAH patients.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Division of Neurology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Section of Medical Education, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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Solhpour A, Kumar S, Koch MJ, Doré S. Impact of blood component transfusions, tranexamic acid and fluids on subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes. BRAIN HEMORRHAGES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hest.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Gusdon AM, Savarraj JPJ, Shihabeddin E, Paz A, Assing A, Ko SB, McCullough LD, Choi HA. Time Course of Peripheral Leukocytosis and Clinical Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Front Neurol 2021; 12:694996. [PMID: 34381415 PMCID: PMC8350167 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.694996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective: Systemic inflammation after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is implicated in delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and adverse clinical outcomes. We hypothesize that early changes in peripheral leukocytes will be associated with outcomes after SAH. Methods: SAH patients admitted between January 2009 and December 2016 were enrolled into a prospective observational study and were assessed for Hunt Hess Scale (HHS) at admission, DCI, and modified Ranked Scale (mRS) at discharge. Total white blood cell (WBC) counts and each component of the differential cell count were determined on the day of admission (day 0) to 8 days after bleed (day 8). Global cerebral edema (GCE) was assessed on admission CT, and presence of any infection was determined. Statistical tests included student's t-test, Chi-square test, and multivariate logistic regression (MLR) models. Results: A total of 451 subjects were analyzed. Total WBCs and neutrophils decreased initially reaching a minimum at day 4–5 after SAH. Monocyte count increased gradually after SAH and peaked between day 6–8, while basophils and lymphocytes decreased initially from day 0 to 1 and steadily increased thereafter. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) reached a peak on day 1 and decreased thereafter. WBCs, neutrophils, monocytes, and NLR were higher in patients with DCI and poor functional outcomes. WBCs, neutrophils, and NLR were higher in subjects who developed infections. In MLR models, neutrophils and monocytes were associated with DCI and worse functional outcomes, while NLR was only associated with worse functional outcomes. Occurrence of infection was associated with poor outcome. Neutrophils and NLR were associated with infection, while monocytes were not. Monocytes were higher in males, and ROC curve analysis revealed improved ability of monocytes to predict DCI and poor functional outcomes in male subjects. Conclusions: Monocytosis was associated with DCI and poor functional outcomes after SAH. The association between neutrophils and NLR and infection may impact outcomes. Early elevation in monocytes had an improved ability to predict DCI and poor functional outcomes in males, which was independent of the occurrence of infection.
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- Aaron M Gusdon
- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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Castella A, Attanasio L, Schuind S, Peluso L, Annoni F, Vincent JL, Creteur J, Taccone FS, Gouvêa Bogossian E. Association of anemia and transfusions with outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021; 206:106676. [PMID: 34010752 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The benefits of correcting anemia using red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are controversial. We aimed to evaluate the role of anemia and RBCT on neurological outcome after SAH using a restrictive transfusion policy. OBJECTIVE We reviewed our institutional database of adult patients admitted to the Department of Intensive Care (ICU) after non-traumatic SAH over a 5-year period. We recorded hemoglobin (Hb) levels daily for a maximum of 20 days, as well as the use of RBCT. Unfavorable neurological outcome (UO) was defined as a Glasgow Outcome Score of 1-3 at 3 months. RESULTS Among 270 eligible patients, UO was observed in 40% of them. Patients with UO had lower Hb over time and received RBCT more frequently than others (15/109, 14% vs. 6/161, 4% - p < 0.01). Pre-RBCT median Hb values were similar in UO and FO patients (6.9 [6.6-7.1] vs. 7.3 [6.3-8.1] g/dL - p = 0.21). The optimal discriminative Hb threshold for UO was 9 g/dL. In a multivariable analysis, neither anemia nor RBCT were independently associated with UO. CONCLUSION In this retrospective single center study using a restrictive strategy of RBCT in SAH patients was not associated with worse outcome in 3 months.
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- Alberto Castella
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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Savarraj JPJ, Hergenroeder GW, Zhu L, Chang T, Park S, Megjhani M, Vahidy FS, Zhao Z, Kitagawa RS, Choi HA. Machine Learning to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia and Outcomes in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurology 2021; 96:e553-e562. [PMID: 33184232 PMCID: PMC7905786 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether machine learning (ML) algorithms can improve the prediction of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and functional outcomes after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS ML models and standard models (SMs) were trained to predict DCI and functional outcomes with data collected within 3 days of admission. Functional outcomes at discharge and at 3 months were quantified using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) for neurologic disability (dichotomized as good [mRS ≤ 3] vs poor [mRS ≥ 4] outcomes). Concurrently, clinicians prospectively prognosticated 3-month outcomes of patients. The performance of ML, SMs, and clinicians were retrospectively compared. RESULTS DCI status, discharge, and 3-month outcomes were available for 399, 393, and 240 participants, respectively. Prospective clinician (an attending, a fellow, and a nurse) prognostication of 3-month outcomes was available for 90 participants. ML models yielded predictions with the following area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) scores: 0.75 ± 0.07 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.64-0.84) for DCI, 0.85 ± 0.05 (95% CI 0.75-0.92) for discharge outcome, and 0.89 ± 0.03 (95% CI 0.81-0.94) for 3-month outcome. ML outperformed SMs, improving AUC by 0.20 (95% CI -0.02 to 0.4) for DCI, by 0.07 ± 0.03 (95% CI -0.0018 to 0.14) for discharge outcomes, and by 0.14 (95% CI 0.03-0.24) for 3-month outcomes and matched physician's performance in predicting 3-month outcomes. CONCLUSION ML models significantly outperform SMs in predicting DCI and functional outcomes and has the potential to improve SAH management.
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- Jude P J Savarraj
- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurosurgery (J.P.J.S., G.W.H., T.C., R.S.K., A.C.), Internal Medicine (L.Z.), and Neurology (F.S.V.), McGovern Medical School, Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (Z.Z.), and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health (Z.Z.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and Department of Neurology (S.P., M.M.), Columbia University, NY.
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Zeyu Zhang, Yuanjian Fang, Cameron Lenahan, Sheng Chen. The role of immune inflammation in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Exp Neurol 2020; 336:113535. [PMID: 33249033 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating disease, which mainly caused by the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. Clinical trials have demonstrated that cerebral vasospasm (CVS) is not the sole contributor to delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and poor outcomes in patients with aSAH. Currently, accumulating evidence suggests that early brain injury (EBI), which occurs within 72 h after the onset of aSAH, lays the foundation for subsequent pathophysiological changes and poor outcomes of patients. The pathological mechanisms of EBI mainly include increased intracranial pressure, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, cerebral edema and cell death. Among them, the brain immune inflammatory responses involve a variety of immune cells and active substances, which play an important role in EBI after aSAH and may be related to DCI and long-term outcomes. Thus, attention should be paid to strategies targeting cerebral immune inflammatory responses. In this review, we discuss the role of immune inflammatory responses in the occurrence and development of aSAH, as well as some inflammatory biomarkers related to CVS, DCI, and aSAH outcomes. In addition, we also summarize the potential therapeutic drugs that target cerebral immune inflammatory responses for patients with aSAH in current research.
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- Zeyu Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Zhang X, Wu Y, Li C, Jin X, Wang D. The expression of Cav3.1 on T-type calcium channels of rats with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:1856-1862. [PMID: 32565706 PMCID: PMC7296499 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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To study delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCVS) induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), 60 healthy Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (12 rats in each group), namely sham operation group, blood injection model group, nimodipine group, flunarizine hydrochloride group, and normal group. Then, the physiological parameters were detected, and after the rats were killed under anesthesia, the degree of nerve injury, vasospasm as well as the therapeutic effect of drugs were evaluated by Western Blot (WB). Neurological impairment (NI), endothelial contraction and spasm were obvious in rats following blood injection. The expression of Cav3.1 on T-type calcium channels was significantly higher in the blood injection model group than in the sham operation group along with the normal group. Moreover, Cav3.1 mRNA was expressed in all groups. The Cav3.1 expression in blood injection model group and two drug groups were significantly higher than that in sham operation group and lower than that in blood injection model group. Vasospasm was improved in two drug groups, which indicated that calcium channel antagonists nimodipine and flunarizine hydrochloride had a certain therapeutic effect on DCVS in rats. The decrease in body weight and food intake of the two groups of rats treated with drugs decreased, and the delayed vasospasm was improved, but the expression of Cav3.1 was not changed significantly, indicating nimodipine and flunarizine hydrochloride had a therapeutic effect on delayed vasospasm in rats, but Cav3.1 expression on calcium channels was not affected.
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Cho A, Czech T, Wang WT, Dodier P, Reinprecht A, Bavinzski G. Peri-interventional Behavior of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Intracranial Aneurysms. World Neurosurg 2020; 141:e223-e230. [PMID: 32434035 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been investigated as an independent predictive marker for clinical outcomes in vascular diseases. This study aimed to investigate the peri-interventional behavior of the NLR in patients with ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms (IAs). METHODS A total of 117 patients with IAs, who were treated at our department and had available complete data, were retrospectively identified during a 10-year period. Routine laboratory parameters, including the neutrophil and lymphocytes counts, were evaluated before and after treatment. RESULTS The baseline NLR showed significant differences between patients with ruptured and unruptured IAs (6.3 vs. 1.8; P < 0.001). In patients with ruptured IAs, the baseline NLR decreased significantly during the follow-up visits, whereas in unruptured IAs, the NLR remained low. Furthermore, higher baseline NLR values could also be observed in patients with ruptured IAs and fatal outcome than in surviving patients (8.0 vs. 5.4; P = 0.220). In patients with poor functional outcome, defined as modified Rankin score ≥3, the NLR was significantly higher before treatment (P = 0.047), at day 10 (P = 0.025), and 1 month after treatment (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The peri-interventional NLR was significantly different between patients with ruptured and unruptured IAs. In patients with ruptured IAs, elevated baseline NLR levels were associated with poor postoperative functional outcomes and decreased postoperatively, implying the potential prognostic value of NLR in patients with IAs.
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- Anna Cho
- Department of Neurosurgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Tabaie A, Nemati S, Allen JW, Chung C, Queiroga F, Kuk WJ, Prater AB. Assessing Contribution of Higher Order Clinical Risk Factors to Prediction of Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients. AMIA ... ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS. AMIA SYMPOSIUM 2020; 2019:848-856. [PMID: 32308881 PMCID: PMC7153066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The goal of this study was to investigate the application of machine learning models capable of capturing multiplica tive and temporal clinical risk factors for outcome prediction inpatients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). We examined a cohort of 575 aSAH patients from Emory Healthcare, identified via digital subtraction angiog- raphy. The outcome measure was the modified Ranking Scale (mRS) after 90 days. Predictions were performed with longitudinal clinical and imaging risk factors as inputs into a regularized Logistic Regression, a feedforward Neural Network and a multivariate time-series prediction model known as the long short-term memory (LSTM) architecture. Through extraction of higher-order risk factors, the LSTM model achieved an AUC of 0.89 eight days into hospitaliza tion, outperforming other techniques. Our preliminary findings indicate the proposed model has the potential to aid treatment decisions and effective imaging resource utilization in high-risk patients by providing actionable predictions prior to the development of neurological deterioration.
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- Azade Tabaie
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Krzyżewski RM, Kliś KM, Kwinta BM, Stachura K, Guzik TJ, Gąsowski J. High Leukocyte Count and Risk of Poor Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 2020; 135:e541-e547. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Saand AR, Yu F, Chen J, Chou SHY. Systemic inflammation in hemorrhagic strokes - A novel neurological sign and therapeutic target? J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39:959-988. [PMID: 30961425 PMCID: PMC6547186 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19841443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Growing evidences suggest that stroke is a systemic disease affecting many organ systems beyond the brain. Stroke-related systemic inflammatory response and immune dysregulations may play an important role in brain injury, recovery, and stroke outcome. The two main phenomena in stroke-related peripheral immune dysregulations are systemic inflammation and post-stroke immunosuppression. There is emerging evidence suggesting that the spleen contracts following ischemic stroke, activates peripheral immune response and this may further potentiate brain injury. Whether similar brain-immune crosstalk occurs in hemorrhagic strokes such as intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is not established. In this review, we systematically examined animal and human evidence to date on peripheral immune responses associated with hemorrhagic strokes. Specifically, we reviewed the impact of clinical systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), inflammation- and immune-associated biomarkers, the brain-spleen interaction, and cellular mediators of peripheral immune responses to ICH and SAH including regulatory T cells (Tregs). While there is growing data suggesting that peripheral immune dysregulation following hemorrhagic strokes may be important in brain injury pathogenesis and outcome, details of this brain-immune system cross-talk remain insufficiently understood. This is an important unmet scientific need that may lead to novel therapeutic strategies in this highly morbid condition.
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- Aisha R Saand
- 1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- 2 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- 2 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- 1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,2 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,3 Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Yu Z, Wen D, Zheng J, Guo R, Li H, You C, Ma L. Predictive Accuracy of Alpha-Delta Ratio on Quantitative Electroencephalography for Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 2019; 126:e510-e516. [PMID: 30825635 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is significantly related to death and unfavorable functional outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The association between alpha-delta ratio (ADR) on quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) and DCI has been reported in several previous studies, but their results are conflicting. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the accuracy of ADR for DCI prediction in patients with aneurysmal SAH. METHODS PubMed and Embase were systematically searched for related records. Study selection and data collection were completed by 2 investigators. Sensitivity, specificity, and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled. A summary receiver operating characteristic curve was plotted to show the pooled accuracy. Deeks funnel plot was used to evaluate publication bias. RESULTS Five studies were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of worsening ADR for DCI prediction in patients with aneurysmal SAH were 0.83 (95% CI 0.44-0.97) and 0.74 (95% CI 0.50-0.89), respectively. In addition, the area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.84 (95% CI 0.81-0.87). No obvious publication bias was found using Deeks funnel plot (P = 0.29). CONCLUSIONS Worsening ADR on quantitative EEG is a reliable predictor of DCI in patients with aneurysmal SAH. Further studies are still needed to confirm the role of quantitative EEG in DCI prediction.
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- Zhiyuan Yu
- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Nassar HGE, Ghali AA, Bahnasy WS, Elawady MM. Vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: prediction, detection, and intervention. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSURGERY 2019; 55:3. [PMID: 30686913 PMCID: PMC6325090 DOI: 10.1186/s41983-018-0050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Vasospasm of the cerebral blood vessels is a common complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) which results in delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and worsening of the outcome. Methods This study was performed on 41 aSAH patients diagnosed by non-contrast brain CT, CT angiography, and digital subtraction angiography followed by interventional aneurysmal embolization. Patients were followed up for 20 days by clinical assessment, EEG monitoring, and transcranial duplex studies (TCD) for early detection of vasospasm and DCI. Results The most common ruptured aneurysmal sites were middle cerebral, anterior communicating, posterior communicating, terminal internal carotid, and anterior cerebral arteries respectively. The incidence of vasospasm was 36.8% of the included cases; 57% progressed to DCI while 43% passed a spontaneous regressive course. The most common arteries undergoing vasospasm were the MCA followed by the ACA, ICA, and lastly the basilar arteries. The mean time of vasospasm development as detected by EEG monitoring and/or TCD was 8.4 ± 2.8 days which was earlier than clinical signs by 12.5 ± 5.3 h in those progressed to DCI. Conclusion Continuous EEG monitoring and TCD are valuable methods for early detection of vasospasm and they allow for early therapeutic intervention before irreversible ischemic neurological deficits take place.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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Sokół B, Wąsik N, Więckowska B, Mańko W, Juszkat R, Jankowski R. Predicting mortality in subarachnoid haemorrhage based on first-week routine blood tests. J Clin Neurosci 2018; 58:100-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Beyond Vasospasm and Towards a Multifactorial Pathophysiology. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2017; 19:50. [PMID: 29063300 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-017-0690-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is common after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and represents a significant cause of poor functional outcome. DCI was mainly thought to be caused by cerebral vasospasm; however, recent clinical trials have been unable to confirm this hypothesis. Studies in humans and animal models have since supported the notion of a multifactorial pathophysiology of DCI. This review summarizes some of the main mechanisms under investigation including cerebral vascular dysregulation, microthrombosis, cortical spreading depolarizations, and neuroinflammation. RECENT FINDINGS Recent guidelines have differentiated between DCI and angiographic vasospasm and have highlighted roles of the microvasculature, coagulation and fibrinolytic systems, cortical spreading depressions, and the contribution of the immune system to DCI. Many therapeutic interventions are underway in both preclinical and clinical studies to target these novel mechanisms as well as studies connecting these mechanisms to one another. Clinical trials to date have been largely unsuccessful at preventing or treating DCI after SAH. The only successful pharmacologic intervention is the calcium channel antagonist, nimodipine. Recent studies have provided evidence that cerebral vasospasm is not the sole contributor to DCI and that additional mechanisms may play equal if not more important roles.
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