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Carlson AP, Mayer AR, Cole C, van der Horn HJ, Marquez J, Stevenson TC, Shuttleworth CW. Cerebral autoregulation, spreading depolarization, and implications for targeted therapy in brain injury and ischemia. Rev Neurosci 2024; 35:651-678. [PMID: 38581271 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2024-0028] [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: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Cerebral autoregulation is an intrinsic myogenic response of cerebral vasculature that allows for preservation of stable cerebral blood flow levels in response to changing systemic blood pressure. It is effective across a broad range of blood pressure levels through precapillary vasoconstriction and dilation. Autoregulation is difficult to directly measure and methods to indirectly ascertain cerebral autoregulation status inherently require certain assumptions. Patients with impaired cerebral autoregulation may be at risk of brain ischemia. One of the central mechanisms of ischemia in patients with metabolically compromised states is likely the triggering of spreading depolarization (SD) events and ultimately, terminal (or anoxic) depolarization. Cerebral autoregulation and SD are therefore linked when considering the risk of ischemia. In this scoping review, we will discuss the range of methods to measure cerebral autoregulation, their theoretical strengths and weaknesses, and the available clinical evidence to support their utility. We will then discuss the emerging link between impaired cerebral autoregulation and the occurrence of SD events. Such an approach offers the opportunity to better understand an individual patient's physiology and provide targeted treatments.
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- Andrew P Carlson
- Department of Neurosurgery, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
- Department of Neurosciences, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- 168528 Mind Research Network , 1101 Yale, Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- 168528 Mind Research Network , 1101 Yale, Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, 12288 University of New Mexico School of Medicine , 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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Fahlström M, Sousa JM, Svedung Wettervik T, Berglund J, Enblad P, Lewén A, Wikström J. A mathematical model for temporal cerebral blood flow response to acetazolamide evaluated in patients with Moyamoya disease. Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 110:35-42. [PMID: 38574981 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2024.03.044] [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: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Paired cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurement is usually acquired before and after vasoactive stimulus to estimate cerebrovascular reserve (CVR). However, CVR may be confounded because of variations in time-to-maximum CBF response (tmax) following acetazolamide injection. With a mathematical model, CVR can be calculated insensitive to variations in tmax, and a model offers the possibility to calculate additional model-derived parameters. A model that describes the temporal CBF response following a vasodilating acetazolamide injection is proposed and evaluated. METHODS A bi-exponential model was adopted and fitted to four CBF measurements acquired using arterial spin labelling before and initialised at 5, 15 and 25 min after acetazolamide injection in a total of fifteen patients with Moyamoya disease. Curve fitting was performed using a non-linear least squares method with a priori constraints based on simulations. RESULTS Goodness of fit (mean absolute error) varied between 0.30 and 0.62 ml·100 g-1·min-1. Model-derived CVR was significantly higher compared to static CVR measures. Maximum CBF increase occurred earlier in healthy- compared to diseased vascular regions. CONCLUSIONS The proposed mathematical model offers the possibility to calculate CVR insensitive to variations in time to maximum CBF response which gives a more detailed characterisation of CVR compared to static CVR measures. Although the mathematical model adapts generally well to this dataset of patients with MMD it should be considered as experimental; hence, further studies in healthy populations and other patient cohorts are warranted.
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- Markus Fahlström
- Molecular Imaging and Medical Physics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Medical Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Molecular Imaging and Medical Physics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Medical Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Molecular Imaging and Medical Physics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Medical Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Neuroradiology, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Vestergaard MB, Iversen HK, Simonsen SA, Lindberg U, Cramer SP, Andersen UB, Larsson HB. Capillary transit time heterogeneity inhibits cerebral oxygen metabolism in patients with reduced cerebrovascular reserve capacity from steno-occlusive disease. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2023; 43:460-475. [PMID: 36369740 PMCID: PMC9941865 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221139084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The healthy cerebral perfusion demonstrates a homogenous distribution of capillary transit times. A disruption of this homogeneity may inhibit the extraction of oxygen. A high degree of capillary transit time heterogeneity (CTH) describes that some capillaries have very low blood flows, while others have excessively high blood flows and consequently short transit times. Very short transit times could hinder the oxygen extraction due to insufficient time for diffusion of oxygen into the tissue. CTH could be a consequence of cerebral vessel disease. We examined whether patients with cerebral steno-occlusive vessel disease demonstrate high CTH and if elevation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) by administration of acetazolamide (ACZ) increases the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), or if some patients demonstrate reduced CMRO2 related to detrimental CTH. Thirty-four patients and thirty-one healthy controls participated. Global CBF and CMRO2 were acquired using phase-contrast MRI. Regional brain maps of CTH were acquired using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Patients with impaired cerebrovascular reserve capacity demonstrated elevated CTH and a significant reduction of CMRO2 after administration of ACZ, which could be related to high CTH. Impaired oxygen extraction from CTH could be a contributing part of the declining brain health observed in patients with cerebral vessel disease.
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- Mark B Vestergaard
- Functional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Functional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Functional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Functional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mertens R, Acker G, Kersting K, Lange C, Furth C, Beyaztas D, Truckenmueller P, Moedl L, Spruenken ED, Czabanka M, Vajkoczy P. Validation of the Berlin Grading System for moyamoya angiopathy with the use of [ 15O]H 2O PET. Neurosurg Rev 2022; 46:25. [PMID: 36574089 PMCID: PMC9794537 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-022-01920-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The Berlin Grading System assesses clinical severity of moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) by combining MRI, DSA, and cerebrovascular reserve capacity (CVRC). Our aim was to validate this grading system using [15O]H2O PET for CVRC. We retrospectively identified bilateral MMA patients who underwent [15O]H2O PET examination and were treated surgically at our department. Each hemisphere was classified using the Suzuki and Berlin Grading System. Preoperative symptoms and perioperative ischemias were collected, and a logistic regression analysis was performed. A total of 100 hemispheres in 50 MMA patients (36 women, 14 men) were included. Using the Berlin Grading System, 2 (2.8%) of 71 symptomatic hemispheres were categorized as grade I, 14 (19.7%) as grade II, and 55 (77.5%) as grade III. The 29 asymptomatic hemispheres were characterized as grade I in 7 (24.1%) hemispheres, grade II in 12 (41.4%), and grade III in 10 (34.5%) hemispheres. Berlin grades were independent factors for identifying hemispheres as symptomatic and higher grades correlated with increasing proportion of symptomatic hemispheres (p < 0.01). The Suzuki grading did not correlate with preoperative symptoms (p = 0.26). Perioperative ischemic complications occurred in 8 of 88 operated hemispheres. Overall, complications did not occur in any of the grade I hemispheres, but in 9.1% (n = 2 of 22) and 9.8% (n = 6 of 61) of grade II and III hemispheres, respectively. In this study, we validated the Berlin Grading System with the use of [15O]H2O PET for CVRC as it could stratify preoperative symptomatology. Furthermore, we highlighted its relevance for predicting perioperative ischemic complications.
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- R Mertens
- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, BIH Academy, (Junior) Clinician Scientist Program, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, BIH Academy, (Junior) Clinician Scientist Program, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Yoon JH, Shin P, Joo J, Kim GS, Oh WY, Jeong Y. Increased capillary stalling is associated with endothelial glycocalyx loss in subcortical vascular dementia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2022; 42:1383-1397. [PMID: 35139674 PMCID: PMC9274855 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221076568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Proper regulation and patency of cerebral microcirculation are crucial for maintaining a healthy brain. Capillary stalling, i.e., the brief interruption of microcirculation has been observed in the normal brain and several diseases related to microcirculation. We hypothesized that endothelial glycocalyx, which is located on the luminal side of the vascular endothelium and involved in cell-to-cell interaction regulation in peripheral organs, is also related to cerebral capillary stalling. We measured capillary stalling and the cerebral endothelial glycocalyx (cEG) in male mice using in vivo optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) and two-photon microscopy. Our findings revealed that some capillary segments were prone to capillary stalling and had less cEG. In addition, we demonstrated that the enzymatic degradation of the cEG increased the capillary stalling, mainly by leukocyte plugging. Further, we noted decreased cEG along with increased capillary stalling in a mouse model of subcortical vascular dementia (SVaD) with impaired cortical microcirculation. Moreover, gene expression related to cEG production or degradation changed in the SVaD model. These results indicate that cEG mediates capillary stalling and impacts cerebral blood flow and is involved in the pathogenesis of SVaD.
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- Jin-Hui Yoon
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Center for Vascular Research, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, USA
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- KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Fahlström M, Wikström J, Borota L, Enblad P, Lewén A. Variable Temporal Cerebral Blood Flow Response to Acetazolamide in Moyamoya Patients Measured Using Arterial Spin Labeling. Front Neurol 2021; 12:615017. [PMID: 34168605 PMCID: PMC8217767 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.615017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cerebrovascular reserve capacity (CVR), an important predictor of ischaemic events and a prognostic factor for patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), can be assessed by measuring cerebral blood flow (CBF) before and after administration of acetazolamide (ACZ). Often, a single CBF measurement is performed between 5 and 20 min after ACZ injection. Assessment of the temporal response of the vasodilation secondary to ACZ administration using several repeated CBF measurements has not been studied extensively. Furthermore, the high standard deviations of the group-averaged CVRs reported in the current literature indicate a patient-specific dispersion of CVR values over a wide range. This study aimed to assess the temporal response of the CBF and derived CVR during ACZ challenge using arterial spin labeling in patients with MMD. Eleven patients with MMD were included before or after revascularisation surgery. CBF maps were acquired using pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling before and 5, 15, and 25 min after an intravenous ACZ injection. A vascular territory template was spatially normalized to patient-specific space, including the bilateral anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries. CBF increased significantly post-ACZ injection in all vascular territories and at all time points. Group-averaged CBF and CVR values remained constant throughout the ACZ challenge in most patients. The maximum increase in CBF occurred most frequently at 5 min post-ACZ injection. However, peaks at 15 or 25 min were also present in some patients. In 68% of the affected vascular territories, the maximum increase in CBF did not occur at 15 min. In individual cases, the difference in CVR between different time points was between 1 and 30% points (mean difference 8% points). In conclusion, there is a substantial variation in CVR between different time points after the ACZ challenge in patients with MMD. Thus, there is a risk that the use of a single post-ACZ measurement time point overestimates disease progression, which could have wide implications for decision-making regarding revascularisation surgery and the interpretation of the outcome thereof. Further studies with larger sample sizes using multiple CBF measurements post-ACZ injection in patients with MMD are encouraged.
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- Markus Fahlström
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Baron JC. The effect of changing arterial blood pressure and carbon dioxide on cerebral blood flow. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2020; 91:678-679. [PMID: 32213569 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-322432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wong TH, Shagera QA, Ryoo HG, Ha S, Lee DS. Basal and Acetazolamide Brain Perfusion SPECT in Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2020; 54:9-27. [PMID: 32206127 PMCID: PMC7062956 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-019-00633-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis including Moyamoya disease needs revascularization when hemodynamic insufficiency is validated. Vascular reserve impairment was the key to find the indication for endarterectomy/bypass surgery in the atherosclerotic ICA stenosis and to determine the indication, treatment effect, and prognosis in Moyamoya diseases. Vascular reserve was quantitatively assessed by 1-day split-dose I-123 IMP basal/acetazolamide SPECT in Japan or by Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in other countries using qualitative or semi-quantitative method. We summarized the development of 1-day basal/ acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT for ICA stenosis, both quantitative and qualitative methods, and their methodological issues regarding (1) acquisition protocol; (2) qualitative assessment, either visual or deep learning-based; (3) clinical use for atherosclerotic ICA steno-occlusive diseases and mostly Moyamoya diseases; and (4) their impact on the choice of treatment options. Trials to use CT perfusion or perfusion MRI using contrast materials or arterial spin labeling were briefly discussed in their endeavor to use basal studies alone to replace acetazolamide-challenge SPECT. Theoretical and practical issues imply that basal perfusion evaluation, no matter how much sophisticated, will not disclose vascular reserve. Acetazolamide rarely causes serious adverse reactions but included fatality, and now, we need to monitor patients closely in acetazolamide-challenge studies.
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- Teck Huat Wong
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-744 South Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-744 South Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-744 South Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-744 South Korea
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Misaki K, Uchiyama N, Inaki A, Kinuya S, Nambu I, Kamide T, Mohri M, Hayashi Y, Nakada M. Objective evaluation of cerebrovascular reactivity for acetazolamide predicts cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid artery stenting: Comparison with region of interest methods. J Neuroradiol 2018. [PMID: 29524498 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemodynamic impairments are considered risk factors of cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid artery stenting (CAS); measurement by Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using a subjective region of interest (ROI) method lacks consistency and reproducibility. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study compared objective perfusion analysis (stereotactic extraction estimation [SEE] method) with the ROI method for preoperative SPECT to predict the hyperperfusion phenomenon (HPP) after CAS. Preoperative resting asymmetry index (cerebral blood flow [CBF] ratio from the affected to unaffected hemisphere) and cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) to acetazolamide were measured by N-isopropyl-p-[123I]-iodoamphetamine SPECT using the SEE and ROI method in 84 patients. CBF was also measured the day after CAS. Perfusion data with the highest area under the curve (AUC) by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was considered a perfusion risk factor of HPP. Multivariate analyses for clinical characteristics and perfusion risk factors were performed to determine predictors of HPP. RESULTS The HPP was observed in 10 patients (11.9%). Female sex, contralateral stenosis, and degree of stenosis were significantly associated with HPP development on univariate analysis, and symptomatic stenosis was not found to be a significant factor. On SPECT analysis, CVR in the MCA area by SEE method had the highest AUC (0.981). Multivariate analysis showed that CVR in the MCA area was a significant predictor of HPP (P=0.041). To predict hyperperfusion, the ROC curve of the CVR showed a cutoff value of -0.60%, sensitivity of 94.6%, and specificity of 100% (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Objective SEE method had better a predictive capability than ROI method to identify risk of hyperperfusion after CAS.
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- Kouichi Misaki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Iwasawa E, Ishibashi S, Suzuki M, Li F, Ichijo M, Miki K, Yokota T. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 Activation Enhances Leptomeningeal Collateral Development and Improves Outcome after Stroke in Mice. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2018; 27:1237-1251. [PMID: 29337049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Development of collateral circulation after acute ischemic stroke is triggered by shear stress that occurs in pre-existing arterioles. Recently, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) on endothelial cells was reported to sense shear stress and transduce its signaling pathways. METHODS BALB/c mice (n = 118) were subjected to permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) or sham operation. We investigated the effect of an S1P1-selective agonist SEW2871 on leptomeningeal collateral arteries and neurological outcome after pMCAO. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry showed that without treatment, the expression of S1P1 on endothelial cells of leptomeningeal arteries and capillaries increased early after pMCAO, peaking at 6 hours, whereas a significant increase in the expression of S1P1 in neurons was seen from 24 hours later. After intraperitoneal administration of SEW2871 for 7 days after pMCAO, the number of leptomeningeal collateral arteries was significantly increased, cerebral blood flow improved, infarct volume was decreased, and neurological outcome improved compared with the controls. Significantly increased phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) as early as 6 hours after pMCAO and higher expression of tight junction proteins at postoperative day 3 were observed with SEW2871 treatment as assessed by Western blot. Daily administration of SEW2871 also increased capillary density in peri-infarct regions and promoted monocyte/macrophage mobilization to the surface of ischemic cortex at 7 days after pMCAO. CONCLUSIONS An S1P1-selective agonist enhanced leptomeningeal collateral circulation via eNOS phosphorylation and promoted postischemic angiogenesis with reinforced blood-brain barrier integrity in a mouse model of acute ischemic stroke, leading to smaller infarct volume and better neurological outcome.
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- Eri Iwasawa
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Chong S, Park JD, Chae JH, Cheon JE, Kim SK, Phi JH, Lee JY, Paeng JC, Wang KC. Extensive brain infarction involving deep structures during an acetazolamide-challenged single-photon emission computed tomography scan in a patient with moyamoya disease. Childs Nerv Syst 2017; 33:2029-2033. [PMID: 28689345 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-017-3512-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acetazolamide-challenged brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is used for the evaluation of cerebral perfusion in cerebrovascular diseases including moyamoya disease (MMD). Not a few patients experience adverse side effects during the acetazolamide-challenged brain SPECT, but most of the symptoms are mild and transient. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of severe brain infarction leading to death during the examination of an acetazolamide-challenged brain SPECT in a patient with MMD. CASE PRESENTATION An 11-year-old girl who had been diagnosed of MMD demonstrated sudden tonic movement during an acetazolamide-challenged brain SPECT as the preoperative examination for the second surgery. She had not experienced any adverse effect during the previous SPECT study and her first indirect bypass surgery on both left side and bifrontal area was uneventful. After she had seizures twice, she became unconscious and her pupils were dilated and fixed. Acute infarction involving bilateral occipital lobes, thalami, brainstem, and cerebellum was observed on brain magnetic resonance images which led to brain death. CONCLUSION We report a mortality case of patient with MMD after the administration of acetazolamide during the examination of brain SPECT that was accompanied by an extensive acute infarction involving the bilateral occipital lobes and thalami, brainstem, and cerebellum. Physicians should be aware of this rare but serious complication.
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- Sangjoon Chong
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Radiology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea.,Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea.
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Yeo LLL, Paliwal P, Low AF, Tay ELW, Gopinathan A, Nadarajah M, Ting E, Venketasubramanian N, Seet RCS, Ahmad A, Chan BPL, Teoh HL, Soon D, Rathakrishnan R, Sharma VK. How temporal evolution of intracranial collaterals in acute stroke affects clinical outcomes. Neurology 2016; 86:434-41. [PMID: 26740681 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We compared intracranial collaterals on pretreatment and day 2 brain CT angiograms (CTA) to assess their evolution and relationship with functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients treated with IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). METHODS Consecutive AIS patients who underwent pretreatment and day 2 CTA and received IV tPA during 2010-2013 were included. Collaterals were evaluated by 2 independent neuroradiologists using 3 predefined criteria: the Miteff system, the Maas system, and 20-point collateral scale by the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score methodology. We stratified our cohort by baseline pre-tPA state of their collaterals and by recanalization status of the primary vessel for analysis. Good outcomes at 3 months were defined by a modified Rankin Scale score of 0-1. RESULTS This study included 209 patients. Delayed collateral recruitment by any grading system was not associated with good outcomes. All 3 scoring systems showed that collateral recruitment on the follow-up CTA from a baseline poor collateral state was significantly associated with poor outcome and increased bleeding risk. When the primary vessel remained persistently occluded, collateral recruitment was significantly associated with worse outcomes. Interestingly, collateral recruitment was significantly associated with increased mortality in 2 of the 3 grading systems. CONCLUSIONS Not all collateral recruitment is beneficial; delayed collateral recruitment may be different from early recruitment and can result in worse outcomes and higher mortality. Prethrombolysis collateral status and recanalization are determinants of how intracranial collateral evolution affects functional outcomes.
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- Leonard L L Yeo
- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore.
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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- From the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (L.L.L.Y., P.P., R.C.S.S., A.A., B.P.L.C., H.L.T., D.S., R.R., V.K.S.), Cardiac Department (A.F.L., E.L.W.T.), and Department of Diagnostic Imaging (A.G., E.T.), National University Health System; Department of Neuroradiology (M.N.), National Neuroscience Institute; and Raffles Neuroscience Centre (N.V.), Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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Winship IR. Cerebral collaterals and collateral therapeutics for acute ischemic stroke. Microcirculation 2015; 22:228-36. [PMID: 25351102 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cerebral collaterals are vascular redundancies in the cerebral circulation that can partially maintain blood flow to ischemic tissue when primary conduits are blocked. After occlusion of a cerebral artery, anastomoses connecting the distal segments of the MCA with distal branches of the ACA and PCA (known as leptomeningeal or pial collaterals) allow for partially maintained blood flow in the ischemic penumbra and delay or prevent cell death. However, collateral circulation varies dramatically between individuals, and collateral extent is significant predictor of stroke severity and recanalization rate. Collateral therapeutics attempt to harness these vascular redundancies by enhancing blood flow through pial collaterals to reduce ischemia and brain damage after cerebral arterial occlusion. While therapies to enhance collateral flow remain relatively nascent neuroprotective strategies, experimental therapies including inhaled NO, transient suprarenal aortic occlusion, and electrical stimulation of the parasympathetic sphenopalatine ganglion show promise as collateral therapeutics with the potential to improve treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
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- Ian R Winship
- Neurochemical Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Watabe T, Shimosegawa E, Kato H, Isohashi K, Ishibashi M, Tatsumi M, Kitagawa K, Fujinaka T, Yoshimine T, Hatazawa J. Paradoxical reduction of cerebral blood flow after acetazolamide loading: a hemodynamic and metabolic study with (15)O PET. Neurosci Bull 2014; 30:845-56. [PMID: 25096497 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1459-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Paradoxical reduction of cerebral blood flow (CBF) after administration of the vasodilator acetazolamide is the most severe stage of cerebrovascular reactivity failure and is often associated with an increased oxygen extraction fraction (OEF). In this study, we aimed to reveal the mechanism underlying this phenomenon by focusing on the ratio of CBF to cerebral blood volume (CBV) as a marker of regional cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). In 37 patients with unilateral internal carotid or middle cerebral arterial (MCA) steno-occlusive disease and 8 normal controls, the baseline CBF (CBF(b)), CBV, OEF, cerebral oxygen metabolic rate (CMRO2), and CBF after acetazolamide loading in the anterior and posterior MCA territories were measured by (15)O positron emission tomography. Paradoxical CBF reduction was found in 28 of 74 regions (18 of 37 patients) in the ipsilateral hemisphere. High CBF(b) (> 47.6 mL/100 mL/min, n = 7) was associated with normal CBF(b)/CBV, increased CBV, decreased OEF, and normal CMRO2. Low CBF(b) (< 31.8 mL/100 mL/min, n = 9) was associated with decreased CBF(b)/CBV, increased CBV, increased OEF, and decreased CMRO2. These findings demonstrated that paradoxical CBF reduction is not always associated with reduction of CPP, but partly includes high-CBF(b) regions with normal CPP, which has not been described in previous studies.
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- Tadashi Watabe
- Department of Molecular Imaging in Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan,
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Liu J, Wang Y, Akamatsu Y, Lee CC, Stetler RA, Lawton MT, Yang GY. Vascular remodeling after ischemic stroke: mechanisms and therapeutic potentials. Prog Neurobiol 2013; 115:138-56. [PMID: 24291532 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The brain vasculature has been increasingly recognized as a key player that directs brain development, regulates homeostasis, and contributes to pathological processes. Following ischemic stroke, the reduction of blood flow elicits a cascade of changes and leads to vascular remodeling. However, the temporal profile of vascular changes after stroke is not well understood. Growing evidence suggests that the early phase of cerebral blood volume (CBV) increase is likely due to the improvement in collateral flow, also known as arteriogenesis, whereas the late phase of CBV increase is attributed to the surge of angiogenesis. Arteriogenesis is triggered by shear fluid stress followed by activation of endothelium and inflammatory processes, while angiogenesis induces a number of pro-angiogenic factors and circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). The status of collaterals in acute stroke has been shown to have several prognostic implications, while the causal relationship between angiogenesis and improved functional recovery has yet to be established in patients. A number of interventions aimed at enhancing cerebral blood flow including increasing collateral recruitment are under clinical investigation. Transplantation of EPCs to improve angiogenesis is also underway. Knowledge in the underlying physiological mechanisms for improved arteriogenesis and angiogenesis shall lead to more effective therapies for ischemic stroke.
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- Jialing Liu
- Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA; SFVAMC, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai 200030, China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Department of Neurology, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA; SFVAMC, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA; SFVAMC, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Center of Cerebrovascular Disease Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai 200030, China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Department of Neurology, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China.
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Moser DJ, Boles Ponto LL, Miller IN, Schultz SK, Menda Y, Arndt S, Nopoulos PC. Cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological functioning in elderly vascular disease patients. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2011; 34:220-5. [PMID: 22149630 PMCID: PMC3582376 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.630653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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This study was designed to determine the relationships between positron emission tomography (PET)-based quantitative measures of cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reserve and neuropsychological functioning in elderly individuals with atherosclerotic vascular disease. It was hypothesized that cerebrovascular function would be significantly associated with neuropsychological functioning. Results showed that both baseline global cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reserve were significantly associated with global neuropsychological functioning, when controlling for age and sex. Cerebrovascular reserve was additionally associated with performance on measures of memory and attention. Additional research is needed to determine whether measures of cerebral blood flow can be used to predict cognitive decline.
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- David J Moser
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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SAITO H, OGASAWARA K, SUZUKI T, KURODA H, KOBAYASHI M, YOSHIDA K, KUBO Y, OGAWA A. Adverse Effects of Intravenous Acetazolamide Administration for Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Reactivity Using Brain Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Patients With Major Cerebral Artery Steno-occlusive Diseases. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2011; 51:479-83. [DOI: 10.2176/nmc.51.479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Hideo SAITO
- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University
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Tak S, Yoon SJ, Jang J, Yoo K, Jeong Y, Ye JC. Quantitative analysis of hemodynamic and metabolic changes in subcortical vascular dementia using simultaneous near-infrared spectroscopy and fMRI measurements. Neuroimage 2010; 55:176-84. [PMID: 21094685 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Revised: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 11/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Subcortical vascular dementia (SVD) is a form of vascular dementia from small vessel disease with white matter lesions and lacunes. We hypothesized that hemodynamic and metabolic changes in the cortex during a simple motor task may reflect the impaired neurovascular coupling in SVD. We used fMRI and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) simultaneously, which together provided multiple hemodynamic responses as well as a robust estimation of the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO(2)). During the task periods, the oxy-hemoglobin, total-hemoglobin, blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) response, cerebral blood flow (CBF), and CMRO(2) decreased statistically significantly in the primary motor and somatosensory cortices of SVD patients, whereas the oxygen extraction fraction increased when compared with controls. Notably, the flow-metabolism coupling ratio, n representing the ratio of oxygen supply to its utilization, showed a robust reduction in the SVD patient group (n(Control)=1.99 ± 0.23; n(SVD)=1.08 ± 0.24), which implies a loss of metabolic reserve. These results support the pathological small vessel compromise, including an increased vessel stiffness, impaired vascular reactivity, and impaired neurovascular coupling in SVD. In conclusion, simultaneous measurement by NIRS and fMRI can reveal various hemodynamic and metabolic changes and may be used for as an early detection or monitoring of SVD.
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- Sungho Tak
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Mori N, Mugikura S, Higano S, Kaneta T, Fujimura M, Umetsu A, Murata T, Takahashi S. The leptomeningeal "ivy sign" on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MR imaging in Moyamoya disease: a sign of decreased cerebral vascular reserve? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 30:930-5. [PMID: 19246527 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Moyamoya disease is an idiopathic occlusive cerebrovascular disorder with abnormal microvascular proliferation. We investigated the clinical utility of leptomeningeal high signal intensity (ivy sign) sometimes seen on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images in Moyamoya disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined the relationship between the degree of the ivy sign and the severity of the ischemic symptoms in 96 hemispheres of 48 patients with Moyamoya disease. We classified each cerebral hemisphere into 4 regions from anterior to posterior. In 192 regions of 24 patients, we examined the relationship between the degree of the ivy sign and findings of single-photon emission CT, including the resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral vascular reserve (CVR). RESULTS The degree of the ivy sign showed a significant positive relationship with the severity of the ischemic symptoms (P < .001). Of the 4 regions, the ivy sign was most frequently and prominently seen in the anterior part of the middle cerebral artery region. The degree of the ivy sign showed a negative relationship with the resting CBF (P < .0034) and a more prominent negative relationship with the CVR (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS The leptomeningeal ivy sign indicates decreased CVR in Moyamoya disease.
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- N Mori
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Evaluating middle cerebral artery collateral blood flow reserve using acetazolamide transcranial Doppler ultrasound in patients with carotid occlusive disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 70:466-70; discussion 470. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cerebrovascular reserve reflects the capacity of the brain to maintain adequate blood flow in the face of decreased perfusion pressure. Perfusion imaging, combined with a physiologic or pharmacologic challenge, is a direct method of measuring cerebrovascular reserve. The authors discuss the strengths and drawbacks of each of the methods of cerebrovascular reserve assessment. They review the applications of cerebrovascular reserve testing, particularly in the assessment of stroke risk in the setting of chronic stenosis or occlusion of vessels in the head and neck.
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- Clifford J Eskey
- Division of Neuroradiology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
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Boles Ponto LL, Schultz SK, Leonard Watkins G, Hichwa RD. Technical issues in the determination of cerebrovascular reserve in elderly subjects using 15O-water PET imaging. Neuroimage 2004; 21:201-10. [PMID: 14741657 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The accurate determination of cerebrovascular reserve (CVR), especially in elderly subjects, entails several technical issues. From a review of the literature, the optimal technique employs quantitative 15O-water PET imaging determinations of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and acetazolamide (ACZ) (1 g iv with measurements at 10- to 20-min post-administration) as the vasodilating agent. CBF and CVR measurements were made using this methodology on 12 elderly subjects (3 males, 9 females, 66-84 years of age) meeting criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) without other significant medical problems. Applying this quantitative technique, the cognitive and emotional status of the subject during the imaging procedure influenced the magnitude of the measurements. The semiquantitative measures resulted in even more pronounced subject state influences. The conditions under which CBF or CVR measurements are made should be controlled and reported. If semiquantitative techniques (e.g., single-photon emission-computed tomography [SPECT] imaging) must be employed for the determination of CVR, the validity of any measurement is dependent on the careful control of the general physiological status (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, level of anxiety) of the patient.
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- Laura L Boles Ponto
- Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Sagher O, Huang DL, Keep RF. Spinal cord stimulation reducing infarct volume in a model of focal cerebral ischemia in rats. J Neurosurg 2003; 99:131-7. [PMID: 12854755 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.1.0131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The authors previously showed that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) increases cerebral blood flow in rats, indicating that this technique may be useful in the treatment of focal cerebral ischemia. In the present study, the neuroprotective potential of SCS in the setting of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was investigated. METHODS The authors induced permanent, focal cerebral ischemia by using either suture-induced occlusion or direct division of the MCA in Sprague-Dawley rats. Electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord was performed during cerebral ischemia. Cerebral blood flow was assessed using both laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) and quantitative radiotracer analysis. Stroke volumes were analyzed after 6 hours of ischemia. Spinal cord stimulation resulted in a 52.7 +/- 13.3% increase in LDF values (nine animals). Following MCAO, LDF values decreased by 64.1 +/- 3.6% from baseline values (10 animals). Spinal cord stimulation subsequently increased LDF values to 30.9 +/- 13.5% below original baseline values. These findings were corroborated using radiotracer studies. Spinal cord stimulation in the setting of transcranial MCAO significantly reduced stroke volumes as well (from 203 +/- 33 mm3 [control] to 32 +/- 8 mm3 [MCAO plus SCS], seven animals in each group, p < 0.001). Similarly, after suture-induced MCAO, SCS reduced stroke volumes (from 307 +/- 29 mm3 [control] to 78 +/- 22 mm3 [MCAO plus SCS], 10 animals in each group, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS A strategy of performing SCS for the prevention of critical ischemia is feasible and may have the potential for the treatment and prevention of stroke.
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- Oren Sagher
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0338, USA.
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Treyer V, Jobin M, Burger C, Teneggi V, Buck A. Quantitative cerebral H2(15)O perfusion PET without arterial blood sampling, a method based on washout rate. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2003; 30:572-80. [PMID: 12552334 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-002-1105-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2002] [Accepted: 12/03/2002] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The quantitative determination of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) is important in certain clinical and research applications. The disadvantage of most quantitative methods using H(2)(15)O positron emission tomography (PET) is the need for arterial blood sampling. In this study a new non-invasive method for rCBF quantification was evaluated. The method is based on the washout rate of H(2)(15)O following intravenous injection. All results were obtained with Alpert's method, which yields maps of the washin parameter K(1) (rCBF(K1)) and the washout parameter k(2) (rCBF(k2)). Maps of rCBF(K1) were computed with measured arterial input curves. Maps of rCBF(k2*) were calculated with a standard input curve which was the mean of eight individual input curves. The mean of grey matter rCBF(k2*) (CBF(k2*)) was then compared with the mean of rCBF(K1) (CBF(K1)) in ten healthy volunteer smokers who underwent two PET sessions on day 1 and day 3. Each session consisted of three serial H(2)(15)O scans. Reproducibility was analysed using the rCBF difference scan 3-scan 2 in each session. The perfusion reserve (PR = rCBF(acetazolamide)-rCBF(baseline)) following acetazolamide challenge was calculated with rCBF(k2*) (PR(k2*)) and rCBF(K1) (PR(K1)) in ten patients with cerebrovascular disease. The difference CBF(k2*)-CBF(K1) was 5.90+/-8.12 ml/min/100 ml (mean+/-SD, n=55). The SD of the scan 3-scan 1 difference was 6.1% for rCBF(k2*) and rCBF(K1), demonstrating a high reproducibility. Perfusion reserve values determined with rCBF(K1) and rCBF(k2*) were in high agreement (difference PR(k2*)-PR(K1)=-6.5+/-10.4%, PR expressed in percentage increase from baseline). In conclusion, a new non-invasive method for the quantitative determination of rCBF is presented. The method is in good agreement with Alpert's original method and the reproducibility is high. It does not require arterial blood sampling, yields quantitative voxel-by-voxel maps of rCBF, and is computationally efficient and easy to implement.
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- Valerie Treyer
- PET Center, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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Mihara F, Kuwabara Y, Tanaka A, Yoshiura T, Sasaki M, Yoshida T, Masuda K, Matsushima T. Reliability of mean transit time obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imaging; comparison with positron emission tomography. Magn Reson Imaging 2003; 21:33-9. [PMID: 12620543 DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(02)00629-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The purpose of this project was to assess the reliability of the cerebral mean transit time (MTT) obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imaging by comparing it with the MTT obtained when performing positron emission tomography (PET). Ten patients with chronic occlusive cerebrovascular disease were investigated. They had either unilateral internal carotid artery occlusion or middle cerebral artery occlusion. The regions-of-interest were placed in non-infarcted areas within the territory of the middle cerebral artery on the affected side. Control regions-of-interest were placed in mirrored regions of the contralateral side. Linear regression analyses were performed using the parameters of the MTT obtained with perfusion-weighted MR imaging and the MTT, cerebral blood flow, vascular reactivity, and oxygen extraction fraction obtained with PET. The respective MTTs of the affected and non-affected sides obtained with perfusion-weighted MR imaging versus those with PET were 7.3 +/- 2.2 s and 6.0 +/- 1.2 s versus 8.2 +/- 3.0 s and 6.4 +/- 1.7 s. The MTT obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imaging and PET demonstrated statistically significant correlation (r = 0.87, p < 0.0001). The MTT obtained with perfusion-weighted MR imaging correlated statistically with cerebral blood flow (r = -0.74, p < 0.001), vascular reactivity (r = -0.73, p < 0.001) and oxygen extraction fraction (r = 0.61, p < 0.01). Similarly, the MTT obtained using PET statistically correlated with cerebral blood flow (r = -0.78, p < 0.0001), vascular reactivity (r = -0.51, p < 0.05) and oxygen extraction fraction (r = 0.68, p < 0.01). The reliability of the MTT obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imaging appears to be approximately equal to that obtained with positron emission tomography.
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- Futoshi Mihara
- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia. The subcortical ischaemic form (SIVD) frequently causes cognitive impairment and dementia in elderly people. SIVD results from small-vessel disease, which produces either arteriolar occlusion and lacunes or widespread incomplete infarction of white matter due to critical stenosis of medullary arterioles and hypoperfusion (Binswanger's disease). Symptoms include motor and cognitive dysexecutive slowing, forgetfulness, dysarthria, mood changes, urinary symptoms, and short-stepped gait. These manifestations probably result from ischaemic interruption of parallel circuits from the prefrontal cortex to the basal ganglia and corresponding thalamocortical connections. Brain imaging (computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) is essential for correct diagnosis. The main risk factors are advanced age, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, hyperhomocysteinaemia, hyperfibrinogenaemia, and other conditions that can cause brain hypoperfusion such as obstructive sleep apnoea, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and orthostatic hypotension. Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy (CADASIL)and some forms of cerebral amyloid angiopathy have a genetic basis. Treatment is symptomatic and prevention requires control of treatable risk factors.
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- Gustavo C Román
- University of Texas at San Antonio and the Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, Texas 78284-7883, USA.
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Bilecen D, Radü EW, Schulte AC, Hennig J, Scheffler K, Seifritz E. fMRI of the auditory cortex in patients with unilateral carotid artery steno-occlusive disease. J Magn Reson Imaging 2002; 15:621-7. [PMID: 12112511 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To examine whether an internal carotid artery (ICA) steno-occlusive disease leads to a reduced blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD)-signal change due to a decreased vasodilatory reserve capacity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients suffering from unilateral ICA stenosis or occlusion were examined using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the auditory cortex with a bilateral stimulation applying a pulsed 1000 Hz sine-tone. RESULTS Compared to control subjects, who showed symmetric bilateral BOLD-responses within the auditory cortex, the ICA patients revealed either a normal bilateral cortical activation pattern or a reduced cortical activation on the steno-occluded side. This latter decrease of BOLD-signal change might indicate a depressed vasomotor reserve capacity. The observed coincidence between this asymmetric reduction in BOLD-signal and ischemic borderzone lesions on the affected side in this subgroup of patients strongly supports this assumption. CONCLUSION This study shows that fMRI of the auditory cortex appears to have clinical merit in the workup of cerebrovascular conditions.
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- Deniz Bilecen
- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Okazawa H, Yamauchi H, Sugimoto K, Toyoda H, Kishibe Y, Takahashi M. Effects of acetazolamide on cerebral blood flow, blood volume, and oxygen metabolism: a positron emission tomography study with healthy volunteers. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2001; 21:1472-9. [PMID: 11740209 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200112000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To evaluate changes in cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism induced by acetazolamide in healthy subjects, positron emission tomography studies for measurement of cerebral perfusion and oxygen consumption were performed. Sixteen healthy volunteers underwent positron emission tomography studies with 15O-gas and water before and after intravenous administration of acetazolamide. Dynamic positron emission tomography data were acquired after bolus injection of H2[15O] and bolus inhalation of 15O2. Cerebral blood flow, metabolic rate of oxygen, and arterial-to-capillary blood volume images were calculated using the three-weighted integral method. The images of cerebral blood volume were calculated using the bolus inhalation technique of C[15O]. The scans for cerebral blood flow and volume and metabolic rate of oxygen after acetazolamide challenge were performed at 10, 20, and 30 minutes after drug injection. The parametric images obtained under the two conditions at baseline and after acetazolamide administration were compared. The global and regional values for cerebral blood flow and volume and arterial-to-capillary blood volume increased significantly after acetazolamide administration compared with the baseline condition, whereas no difference in metabolic rate of oxygen was observed. Acetazolamide-induced increases in both blood flow and volume in the normal brain occurred as a vasodilatory reaction of functioning vessels. The increase in arterial-to-capillary blood volume made the major contribution to the cerebral blood volume increase, indicating that the raise in cerebral blood flow during the acetazolamide challenge is closely related to arterial-to-capillary vasomotor responsiveness.
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- H Okazawa
- PET Unit, Research Institute, Shiga Medical Center, Moriyama, Japan
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Vernieri F, Pasqualetti P, Diomedi M, Giacomini P, Rossini PM, Caltagirone C, Silvestrini M. Cerebral hemodynamics in patients with carotid artery occlusion and contralateral moderate or severe internal carotid artery stenosis. J Neurosurg 2001; 94:559-64. [PMID: 11302653 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.4.0559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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 The purpose of this study was to evaluate cerebral hemodynamics in patients suffering from occlusion of the carotid artery (CA) and contralateral CA stenosis. METHODS Using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography, the cerebrovascular reactivity to hypercapnia in the middle cerebral arteries was evaluated by calculating the breath-holding index (BHI) of 69 symptomatic patients suffering from internal CA (ICA) occlusion and moderate or severe contralateral ICA stenosis. To evaluate which variables influenced BHIs ipsilateral to the site of ICA occlusion, a multiple stepwise linear regression analysis was performed that included the following factors: patient age, percentage of contralateral ICA stenosis, contralateral BHI, number of collateral pathways, and presence of hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and hyperlipidemia. An analysis of variance was conducted to evaluate the impact of the type of collateral vessels on the BHI. A regression analysis showed that the BHI ipsilateral to the site of ICA occlusion could be accounted for by the contralateral BHI (which was entered at the first step of the analysis, p < 0.001) and by the number of collateral pathways (which was entered at the second step, p = 0.033). Neither the degree of contralateral ICA stenosis nor the other variables could be added to improve the model. The analysis demonstrated that the absence of collateral pathways and the presence of the anterior communicating artery (ACoA) alone were associated with lower BHI values than those found in the presence of two or three collateral vessels, regardless of the presence of an anterior collateral pathway. CONCLUSIONS On the basis of these data one can infer that the cerebral hemodynamic status of patients with occlusive disease of the CA is influenced by individual anatomical and functional characteristics. Because improvement in contralateral hemodynamics after surgical correction of an ICA stenosis can only be expected in the presence of an ACoA, the planning of strategies for influencing cerebral blood flow distal to an ICA occlusion and, in particular, the consideration of a contralateral carotid endarterectomy, should be preceded by a careful evaluation of the intracranial hemodynamic adaptive status of the patient. Particular attention should be paid to cerebrovascular reactivity and the number and type of collateral vessels that are present.
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- F Vernieri
- Department of Neuroscience, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Csete K, Barzó P, Bodosi M, Papp JG. Influence of nitrovasodilators and cyclooxygenase inhibitors on cerebral vasoreactivity in conscious rabbits. Eur J Pharmacol 2001; 412:301-9. [PMID: 11166294 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(01)00725-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Since the nitric oxide (NO) and cyclooxygenase pathways have been suggested to have important roles in most vasodilations, our aim was to study the influence of cyclooxygenase inhibitors and nitrovasodilators on cerebrovascular reserve capacity. Corticocerebral blood flow was measured by hydrogen polarography during hypercapnia and acetazolamide stimuli in conscious rabbits. The measurements were repeated in the presence of N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and indomethacin as nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and cyclooxygenase inhibitors. The effects of nitroglycerin and isosorbide-5-nitrate were also tested. L-NAME completely, while indomethacin markedly inhibited the hypercapnic corticocerebral blood flow response. Nitroglycerin and isosorbide-5-nitrate significantly attenuated hypercapnia elicited corticocerebral blood flow increase. The different treatments reduced only moderately the acetazolamide-induced corticocerebral blood flow response. These results lend support to the hypothesis that antithrombotic and antiinflammatory medication (cyclooxygenase inhibitors) and nitrovasodilator treatments could interfere with the measurement of cerebrovascular reactivity resulting in underestimation of the cerebrovascular reserve capacity in patients taking these drugs.
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- K Csete
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Albert-Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Dóm tér 12, P.O. Box 427, H 6701, Szeged, Hungary.
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Detre JA, Samuels OB, Alsop DC, Gonzalez-At JB, Kasner SE, Raps EC. Noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of cerebral blood flow with acetazolamide challenge in patients with cerebrovascular stenosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 1999; 10:870-5. [PMID: 10548801 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199911)10:5<870::aid-jmri36>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To evaluate the utility of using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in conjunction with pharmacologic flow augmentation, the authors imaged 14 patients with ischemic symptoms referable to large artery cerebrovascular stenosis of the anterior circulation. CBF was measured by using continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) both at rest and 10 minutes after 1 g intravenous acetazolamide on a commercial 1.5 Tesla scanner. Quantitative CBF images were calculated along with augmentation images showing the effects of acetazolamide. Interpretable studies were obtained from all patients. Based on the image data as well as a region of interest analysis of CBF changes in middle cerebral artery distributions, varying patterns of augmentation were observed that suggested differing mechanisms of ischemic symptomatology. The ability to obtain this information in conjunction with a structural MRI examination extends the diagnostic potential for MRI in cerebrovascular disease and allows the value of augmentation testing in clinical management to be assessed more widely. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 1999;10:870-875.
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- J A Detre
- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Nagahama Y, Fukuyama H, Yamauchi H, Katsumi Y, Dong Y, Konishi J, Kimura J. Effect of nicardipine on cerebral blood flow in hypertensive patients with internal carotid artery occlusion: a PET study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 1997; 6:325-31. [PMID: 17895029 DOI: 10.1016/s1052-3057(97)80214-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/1996] [Accepted: 02/14/1997] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of intravenous administration of nicardipine on the cerebral blood flow of hypertensive patients with internal carotid artery occlusion (ICAO). PATIENTS AND METHODS Six patients with ICAO and 10 normal individuals were examined by positron emission tomography. The cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen, oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) and CBF/CBV ratio were evaluated for each vascular territory and each hemisphere, and the interhemispheric asymmetry index of each parameter was also calculated. Nicardipine was administered intravenously to each patient, and the changes in CBF (DeltaCBF%) and in blood pressure (DeltaBP) were examined. RESULTS After the administration of nicardipine, the CBF was significantly increased in the patient hemisphere and was unchanged in the occluded hemisphere. Stepwise regression analysis disclosed that the DeltaBP and asymmetry index of OEF were significantly correlated with the DeltaCBF% in the occluded hemisphere. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that CBF is unchanged or increased in ICAO patients after nicardipine administration, but that excessive reduction of blood pressure may lead to CBF decrease in the patients with marked hemodynamic imbalance between the occluded and patent hemispheres. These results suggest that it is advisable not to reduce blood pressure excessively in these patients in the treatment of perioperative or acute hypertension with calcium antagonist.
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- Y Nagahama
- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kuwabara Y, Ichiya Y, Sasaki M, Akashi Y, Yoshida T, Fukumura T, Masuda K. Cerebellar vascular response to acetazolamide in crossed cerebellar diaschisis: a comparison of 99mTc-HMPAO single-photon emission tomography with 15O-H2O positron emission tomography. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1996; 23:683-9. [PMID: 8662103 DOI: 10.1007/bf00834531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Various observations on the cerebellar vasoreactivity in crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) have previously been reported. The purpose of this study is to clarify the difference between oxygen-15 H2O positron emission tomographic (PET) and technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission tomograph (SPET) findings in CCD and to evaluate the effect of the absolute values of the cerebellar blood flow as measured by 15O-H2O PET on the 99mTc-HMPAO SPET findings. The subjects comprised 15 patients with a supratentorial infarct and CCD. The cerebellar blood flow increased by about 40% at 5 and 20 min after acetazolamide i.v. on both the CCD and the non-CCD side, as measured by 15O-H2O PET. The percentage differences in cerebellar blood flow between the CCD and the non-CCD side were -22.3%+/-5.7% in the resting state, -19. 6%+/-6.4% at 5 min after acetazolamide i.v. and 21.5%+/-6.7% at 20 min after acetazolamide i.v., as measured by 15O-H2O PET, while they were -10.6%+/-5.5% in the resting state and -5.6%+/-5.1% at 5 min after acetazolamide i.v., as measured by 99mTc-HMPAO SPET. After Lassen's linearization correction, the latter two measurements were -16.2%+/-7.7% and -9.6%+/-8.9%, respectively. The effect of acetazolamide did not differ between the CCD and the non-CCD side in 15O-H2O PET, while a greater response on the CCD side was observed in 99mTc-HMPAO SPET, even after Lassen's linearization correction. It is concluded that acetazolamide HMPAO SPET may overestimate the cerebellar vascular response on the CCD side (or underestimate it on the non-CCD side).
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- Y Kuwabara
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-82, Japan
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