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Lenkeit A, Oppong MD, Dinger TF, Gümüs M, Rodemerk J, Chihi M, Ahmadipour Y, Uerschels AK, Dammann P, Deuschl C, Wrede KH, Sure U, Jabbarli R. The role of previous medical history and secondary complications for the outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in elderly patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2023; 235:108027. [PMID: 37949039 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.108027] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) presents a devastating diagnosis for elderly individuals, resulting in high morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of medical history and complications during SAH on the outcome of elderly patients. METHODS Consecutive SAH cases aged ≥ 65 years old treated in our hospital between 01/2003 and 06/2016 were included (n = 218). Data on comorbidities, previous medication, initial severity, secondary complications, and the outcome were collected. Study endpoints were occurrence of cerebral infarcts, in-hospital mortality, and unfavorable outcome at 6 months after SAH. RESULTS Cerebral infarcts were documented in 111 (51.2 % ) individuals. Multivariate analysis showed that angiographic vasospasm caused an increase (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 3.11, p = 0.022) in the risk of infarction, whereas aspirin treatment decreased (aOR = 0.25, p = 0.001) the risk of infarction. In turn, increasing age (aOR = 1.11, p = 0.002), intracranial hypertension (>20 mmHg, aOR = 3.32, p = 0.006) and acute kidney failure (aOR = 6.65, p = 0.035) during SAH were independently related to the risk of in-hospital mortality (n = 50; 22.9 % ). Finally, patients' age (aOR = 1.09, p = 0.022), high initial SAH burden (WFNS ≥ 4: aOR = 7.5, p < 0.0001; intraventricular hemorrhage: aOR = 4.38, p = 0.007), aneurysm clipping (aOR = 4.07, p = 0.018), and intracranial hypertension during SAH (aOR = 4.08, p = 0.006) were independent predictors of unfavorable outcome (n = 106/192; 55.5 % ). Previous medical history showed no negative impact on the severity, course and outcome of SAH. CONCLUSION About half of elderly SAH patients face poor outcomes after aneurysm securing. The initial severity of and complications during SAH are the major contributors to poor treatment results. Our findings might help to optimize the treatment strategies.
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- Annika Lenkeit
- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Comparison of Aggressive Surgical Treatment and Palliative Treatment in Elderly Patients with Poor-Grade Intracranial Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:5818937. [PMID: 29998135 PMCID: PMC5994574 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5818937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Objective To compare the current treatment approach in elderly patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and identify the independent predictors of the outcome after aggressive surgical treatment. Method This prospective, multicenter cohort study included 104 poor-grade aneurysmal SAH elderly patients, 60 years or older, treated in our institution from October 2010 to March 2013. Patients were grouped according to three treatment arms. Neurological outcome was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed using the following factors: sex, age, smoking history, breathing ability, alcohol consumption, cerebral hernia, aneurysm location, aneurysm diameter, WFNS grade, CT Fisher grade, treatment approach, and the timing of the aneurysm surgery. Results At the 12-month follow-up, patients in the coiling group and clipping group had better prognosis than patients in the palliative treatment group. Univariate analysis confirmed that the treatment approach, WFNS grade, CT Fisher grade, and age are critical factors for neurological outcomes in poor-grade SAH. Multivariate analysis indicated that WFNS grade V, CT Fisher grades 3-5, and palliative treatment were independent predictors of poor prognoses. Conclusion Aggressive surgical treatment improves the prognoses in poor-grade aneurysm elderly patients with SAH. Elderly Patients of WFNS grade IV and CT Fisher grades 1-2 are more likely to have a better outcome.
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Garbossa D, Panciani PP, Fornaro R, Crobeddu E, Marengo N, Fronda C, Ducati A, Bergui M, Fontanella M. Subarachnoid hemorrhage in elderly: Advantages of the endovascular treatment. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2011; 12:46-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2011.00725.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ryttlefors M, Howells T, Ronne-Engström E, Nilsson P, Enblad P. Neurointensive care is justified in elderly patients with severe subarachnoid hemorrhage--an outcome and secondary insults study. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010; 152:241-9; discussion 249. [PMID: 19707714 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0496-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim was to study the outcome and the occurrence of secondary brain insults in elderly patients with severe subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in comparison to younger patients. METHODS Ninety-nine patients with severe SAH requiring a ventriculostomy and management at the neurointensive care unit with at least 120 h of multimodality monitoring data during the first 240 h following SAH were included. Data were continuously recorded for intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and temperature. Secondary insult levels were defined and quantified as percent of good monitoring time at insult level. Outcome according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale was evaluated at 6 months after the SAH. Age-dependent differences in occurrence of secondary insults and clinical characteristics were analyzed with multiple regression analysis. RESULTS Good recovery or moderate disability was achieved in 24.1% of the elderly and in 42.9% of the younger patients. The frequency of severe disability was 41.4% in the elderly and 37.1% in the younger patients. The occurrence of ICP insults was lower and the occurrence of hypertensive, hypotensive, and hypoxemic insults were higher in the elderly patients. CONCLUSIONS An independent outcome was achieved in a substantial proportion of the elderly with severe SAH, and the proportion of severe disability was not greater than among the younger patients, which justifies neurointensive care also in elderly patients. The occurrence of secondary insults was age dependent. Future studies of multimodality monitoring may provide age-specific secondary insult levels necessary for a tailored neurointensive care specific for elderly patients with severe SAH.
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- Mats Ryttlefors
- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Ryttlefors M, Enblad P, Kerr RSC, Molyneux AJ. International subarachnoid aneurysm trial of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling: subgroup analysis of 278 elderly patients. Stroke 2008; 39:2720-6. [PMID: 18669898 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.107.506030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It is often thought that elderly patients in particular would benefit from endovascular aneurysm treatment. The aim of this analysis was therefore to compare the efficacy and safety of endovascular coiling (EVT) with neurosurgical clipping (NST) in the subgroup of elderly SAH patients in the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT). METHODS In the ISAT cohort 278 SAH patients, 65 years or older, were enrolled. The patients were randomly allocated EVT (n=138) or NST (n=140). The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with a modified Rankin scale score of 0 to 2 (independent survival) at 1 year after the SAH. The rates of procedural complications and adverse events were also recorded. RESULTS 83 of 138 (60.1%) patients allocated EVT were independent compared to 78 of 140 (56.1%) allocated NST (N.S.). 36 of 50 (72.0%) patients with internal carotid and posterior communicating artery aneurysms allocated EVT were independent compared to 26 of 50 (52.0%) allocated NST (P<0.05). 10 of 22 (45.5%) patients with middle cerebral artery aneurysms allocated EVT were independent compared to 13 of 15 (86.7%) allocated NST (P<0.05). The epilepsy frequency was 0.7% in the EVT group compared to 12.9% in the NST group (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In good grade elderly SAH patients with small anterior circulation aneurysms, EVT should probably be the favored treatment for ruptured internal carotid and posterior communicating artery aneurysms, whereas elderly patients with ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms appear to benefit from NST. EVT resulted in a lower epilepsy frequency than NST.
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- Mats Ryttlefors
- Department of Neuroscience, Section for Neurosurgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Erdogan B, Sener L, Ozsahin K, Savas L, Caner H. An unusual case of ruptured distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm associated with brucellosis. J Infect 2006; 51:e79-82. [PMID: 16230208 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Reports have noted aneurysmal dilatation of arteries in association with brucellosis, but involvement of intracranial vessels has not been documented to date. Sixty-one year old female patient who had been diagnosed with brucellosis 14 months earlier presented with symptoms of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Due to deterioration of the patient's clinical condition in spite of a two-drug antibiotic regimen, she was treated surgically and made a full recovery. It is important to identify this association promptly, as there are clinical implications for optimal management. The article also discusses the timing and duration of antibiotic therapy, indications for and considerations regarding surgery, and the use of other treatment modalities.
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- Bulent Erdogan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, 01250, Adana, Turkey.
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Bradac GB, Bergui M, Fontanella M. Endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms in elderly patients. Neuroradiology 2005; 47:938-41. [PMID: 16133480 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-1444-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2005] [Accepted: 06/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We report our experience in the endovascular treatment with detachable platinum coils of ruptured or symptomatic unruptured cerebral aneurysms in 61 patients aged 70-82 years. Complete occlusion was achieved in 38, subtotal in 17 and partial in one. The treatment failed in five patients. Clinical follow-up was performed in all patients for 8 months to 8 years. No bleeding occurred during the follow-up period. Outcome was favourable in 63% of the patients. When we compared the outcome of elderly patients with those of younger age endovascularly treated in the same period of time, we found a significantly higher frequency of poorer outcome in the elderly group (chi(2) = 9.084; P = 0.011). The frequency of favourable outcome in the elderly was significantly lower than in the younger group for H-H IV-V (chi(2) = 9.299; P = 0.010). The most important factor influencing the outcome was not age itself, but primary clinical condition on admission. The therapy of symptomatic aneurysms in elderly patients should not be purely conservative--a direct approach of the aneurysm should be considered. Endovascular treatment whenever possible seems to be a good alternative to surgery.
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- G B Bradac
- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Turin, Italy.
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Mont'alverne F, Musacchio M, Tolentino V, Riquelme C, Tournade A. Endovascular management for intracranial ruptured aneurysms in elderly patients: outcome and technical aspects. Neuroradiology 2005; 47:446-57. [PMID: 15887012 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-1345-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2004] [Accepted: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The definition of an elderly person is debateable; however, age is a recognised negative prognostic factor for outcome after subarachnoid haemmorrhage, and the age cut-off of 60 years is accepted to define a high risk population. The goal of this article is to access the outcome in this precise population of patients that underwent endovascular treatment (EVT) after aneurysm rupture. Forty-two patients (mean age = 70.24) had 40 aneurysms located at the anterior circulation and nine at the posterior circulation. Thirty-seven (87.9%) patients had Fisher III or IV. Forty-six (93.8%) aneurysms were smaller than 15 mm. Twenty-eight (66.7%) patients were in good neurological state on admission (Hunt and Hess I-III) and 14 (33.3%) in poor state. Satisfactory occlusion rate (total occlusion or neck flow) was achieved in 75% of patients. Follow-up was available in 19 (43.18%) out of the 44 aneurysms treated. Aneurysm recanalization was disclosed in three cases. Satisfactory outcome was achieved on: 60.7% of good grades, 21.4% of poor grades, 43.7% of patients with and 57.6% of patents without comorbidites. Fisher grade (P = 0.0346), comorbidities (P = 0.525) and risk factors (P = 0.515) were not associated with clinical outcome. No age cut-off (65,70 and 75) for favourable outcome could be established, P-values were 0.723, 0.741 and 0.738, respectively. Advancing of age was not associated with an increase number of unfavourable outcome (P = 0.125). Poor neurological status on admission was the only variable associated with unfavourable outcome (P = 0.02). Mortality and morbidity rate related to the procedure were 4.8% and 9.5% respectively. Age should not be taken alone for precluding treatment in ruptured aneurysms, EVT can be considered as a first therapeutic option for elderly persons, since an overall favourable outcome could be achieved in most cases, mainly in non-comatose patients.
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- F Mont'alverne
- Interventional Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Louis Pasteur, Colmar, France.
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Suyama K, Kaminogo M, Yonekura M, Baba H, Nagata I. Surgical treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the elderly. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2005; 94:97-101. [PMID: 16060247 DOI: 10.1007/3-211-27911-3_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We retrospectively analyzed the prevalence and surgical outcomes of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the elderly for the past five years. Between 1998 and 2002, we collected data from 575 subjects with unruptured aneurysms who had no history of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). One hundred and eighty-two of these patients (31.7%) were aged > or = 70 years and they had 233 aneurysms. The proportion of older patients among all subjects increased significantly from 21.4% in 1998 to 40.3% in 2002. Unruptured aneurysms found in the elderly had a predominance of female, higher frequency of multiple aneurysms, and lower frequency of anterior communicating artery aneurysms when compared with those in the younger patients. The majority of intradural aneurysms detected in the elderly were less than 10 mm in diameter (84.8%). One hundred and eleven out of 224 intradural aneurysms in the elderly were treated (49.6%); most aneurysms were directly clipped, while only 13 aneurysms including six basilar artery aneurysms were coiled endovascularly. Among the 83 elderly subjects who underwent direct surgery, perioperative complication appeared in seven subjects (morbidity 8.4%, mortality 1.2%). No SAH occurred postoperatively and conservatively during 1-5 years of follow-up. Since the rupture rate of small unruptured aneurysms without SAH history is reported to be low, surgical indication should be considered with care particularly in the elderly.
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- K Suyama
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization, Nagasaki Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Qu F, Aiyagari V, Cross DT, Dacey RG, Diringer MN. Untreated subarachnoid hemorrhage: who, why, and when? J Neurosurg 2004; 100:244-9. [PMID: 15086231 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.2.0244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT When subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is caused by an aneurysm or other vascular anomaly, surgery or endovascular treatment is generally indicated. Nevertheless, some patients with SAH do not receive such therapy. The objective of this study was to characterize the patients who do not receive treatment. METHODS The records of all patients with SAH who were admitted to a tertiary care center during a 9-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Untreated patients were classified into one of three groups based on angiographic results. Demographic, clinical, and neuroimaging findings and outcomes were compared between these three groups and between treated and untreated patients. Definitive treatment of SAH was provided in 477 patients and 166 were untreated. Untreated patients were older, had a worse neurological status on presentation, and a higher mortality rate (43.4% compared with 11.7%). Among these, 76 had normal angiographic results and a low mortality rate (6.6%). Fifty-two patients in whom no cerebral angiogram was obtained (mostly because of their neurological condition) had the highest mortality rate (92.3%). Of 38 patients with abnormal angiographic results 50% died, mostly due to rebleeding. Among elderly patients or those with a severe neurological deficit, outcome was significantly better in the ones who were treated. CONCLUSIONS A significant proportion of patients who were admitted with SAH did not receive definitive therapy. Major reasons for this included normal results on angiographic studies and poor clinical grade. Untreated patients with normal angiographic results had a good outcome, whereas those in whom angiography was not performed and those with abnormal angiographic results had a high mortality rate from the consequences of the initial hemorrhage in the first instance or rebleeding in the second. Although among elderly patients and those with a poor clinical grade the mortality rate was lower among those who received treatment, a definitive conclusion favoring treatment in these high-risk groups can only be drawn from a prospective randomized study.
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- Fang Qu
- Neurology/Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Vogel T, Verreault R, Turcotte JF, Kiesmann M, Berthel M. Intracerebral aneurysms: a review with special attention to geriatric aspects. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003; 58:520-4. [PMID: 12807922 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.6.m520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rupture of an intracranial aneurysm (ICA) remains a devastating complication associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. In the past 2 decades, older people were often excluded from active treatment on the unique basis of their chronological age. Recent developments of less-invasive techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of ruptured and unruptured ICAs suggest that this fatalistic attitude toward older patients should be reconsidered. Furthermore, taking into account the heterogeneity of the elderly population, the use of a comprehensive geriatric assessment approach, based on a multidisciplinary evaluation, appears particularly helpful in proposing the optimal treatment strategy for each older patient. This article reviews the geriatric features of epidemiological, physiopathological, as well as clinical and therapeutic aspects of ruptured and unruptured ICAs.
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- Thomas Vogel
- Centre de Gérontologie, Hôpital de la Robertsau, Strasbourg, France.
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Yano S, Hamada JI, Kai Y, Todaka T, Hara T, Mizuno T, Morioka M, Ushio Y. Surgical Indications to Maintain Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2003. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000057693.15423.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Surgical Indications to Maintain Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2003. [DOI: 10.1093/neurosurgery/52.5.1010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We performed a retrospective study to assess long-term outcomes in very old patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms. The aim of the study was to develop guidelines for choosing surgical or conservative treatment with the goal of maintaining patients' quality of life.
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Between 1996 and 1999, 76 consecutive patients, aged 80 to 89 years, with ruptured intracranial aneurysms were treated at 18 participating centers. They were divided retrospectively into operated and nonoperated groups, and their preoperative characteristics and treatment outcomes were analyzed. Their Glasgow Outcome Scale and Barthel Index scores at least 2 years after the insult were recorded and analyzed from the perspective of their admission Hunt and Hess grade.
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Our retrospective review encompassed 5.9 years. Of the original 76 patients, 54 (71.1%) died, 13 (17.1%) had a good outcome (Barthel Index ≥60), and 9 (11.8%) had a poor outcome (Barthel Index <60). All patients with Hunt and Hess grades of III or higher at admission had poor outcomes irrespective of treatment. Of 32 patients with an initial Hunt and Hess grade of I or II, 19 (59.4%) underwent surgery; 9 of these patients (47.4%) had good outcomes. Conversely, of 13 nonoperated patients (40.6%), only 2 (15.4%) experienced good outcomes. In seven of the nine operated patients with good outcomes, the aneurysm was small (<12 mm) and located at the internal carotid artery-posterior communicating artery junction.
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Our results suggest that patients in the 9th decade of life with ruptured intracranial aneurysms can be considered for surgical treatment if they have a Hunt and Hess grade of I or II. The highest rate of favorable results was achieved in patients with small internal carotid artery-posterior communicating artery aneurysms.
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Roganović Z, Pavlićević G. Factors influencing the outcome after the operative treatment of cerebral aneurysms of anterior circulation. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2002; 59:463-71. [PMID: 12451725 DOI: 10.2298/vsp0205463r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The influence of various factors on the outcome after the operative occlusion of the cerebral aneurysm was to be defined through the retrospective study on 111 surgically treated patients with aneurysm of anterior cerebral circulation. METHODS Preoperative clinical condition was graded from 0 to V, according to Hunt & Hess. Postoperative outcome, defined as good or bad according to modified Glasgow Outcome Scale, was correlated in homogenous experimental groups with the following factors: gender, age, aneurysmal size, preoperative interval, nimodipine therapy, experience of surgical team and existence of chronic vascular diseases. RESULTS Surgical outcome was good in 74.4% of males and 71.4% of females (p > 0.05); in 83.3% of patients with and 41.2% of patients without chronic diseases (p < 0.01); in 71.4% of patients underwent early, 83.3% of ones underwent postponed and 85% of those underwent late surgery (p > 0.05); in 81.5% of patients treated by nimodipine and in 41.7% of those untreated by the same drug (p < 0.01); in 78.9% of patients operated by the experienced surgical team and in 40% of those operated by less experienced surgical team (p < 0.01). In patients with both good and bad outcome, the mean age was 50.6 and 47.6 years (p > 0.05), and the mean aneurysmal size was 12.3 mm and 13.3 mm, respectively (p > 0.05). Before rupture, the mean size for aneurysms on the bifurcation of the middle cerebral artery was 14.3 mm, and for posterior communicating artery aneurysms only 9.7 mm (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Surgical outcome was significantly influenced by the existence of chronic diseases, nimodipine therapy and experience of surgical team, whereas gender, age, timing for surgery and aneurysmal size were not of significant influence.
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Laidlaw JD, Siu KH. Aggressive surgical treatment of elderly patients following subarachnoid haemorrhage: management outcome results. J Clin Neurosci 2002; 9:404-10. [PMID: 12217669 DOI: 10.1054/jocn.2002.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This report presents 74 consecutive cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in patients aged 70 years or older, compared with the 317 consecutive younger patients treated during the same period. An ultra-early surgical strategy for all SAH cases was used throughout the study period. Management outcome for all grades of elderly patients was independent in 38%, dependent in 14% and death in 49%. Surgical 3-month outcome of good grade elderly patients was independent 53%, dependent 19% and death 28%; and for poor grades was independent 35%, dependent 15% and death 50%. Elderly poor grade patients had similar outcome to younger patients, although good grade patients had better outcome in the younger group than the elderly group. Despite ultra-early surgery, rebleeding (<12 h of SAH) occurred in 9% of the elderly series. Aggressive, ultra-early treatment is likely to benefit elderly SAH patients, the potential benefit being greater for poor grade elderly patients.
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- John D Laidlaw
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Johansson M, Cesarini KG, Contant CF, Persson L, Enblad P. Changes in intervention and outcome in elderly patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke 2001; 32:2845-949. [PMID: 11739985 DOI: 10.1161/hs1201.099416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The elderly constitute a significant and increasing proportion of the population. The aim of this investigation was to study time trends in clinical management and outcome in elderly patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS Two hundred eighty-one patients >/=65 years of age with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage who were accepted for treatment at the Uppsala University Hospital neurosurgery clinic during 1981 to 1998 were included. Hunt and Hess grades on admission, specific management components, and clinical outcomes were recorded. Three periods were compared: A, 1981 to 1986 (before neurointensive care); B, 1987 to 1992; and C, 1993 to 1998. RESULTS The volume of elderly patients (>/=65 years of age) increased with time, especially patients >/=70 years of age. Furthermore the proportion of patients with more severe clinical conditions increased. A greater proportion of patients had a favorable outcome (A, 45%; B, 61%; C, 58%) despite older ages and more severe neurological and clinical conditions. In period C, Hunt and Hess I to II patients had a favorable outcome in 85% of cases compared with 64% in period A. This was achieved without any increase in the number of severely disabled patients. CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage can be treated successfully, and results are still improving. The introduction of neurointensive care may have contributed to the improved outcome without increasing the proportion of severely disabled patients. A defeatist attitude toward elderly patients with this otherwise devastating disease is not justified.
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- M Johansson
- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Neurosurgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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