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Sebök M, van der Wouden F, Mader C, Pangalu A, Treyer V, Fisher JA, Mikulis DJ, Hüllner M, Regli L, Fierstra J, van Niftrik CHB. Hemodynamic Failure Staging With Blood Oxygenation Level-Dependent Cerebrovascular Reactivity and Acetazolamide-Challenged ( 15O-)H 2O-Positron Emission Tomography Across Individual Cerebrovascular Territories. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029491. [PMID: 38084716 PMCID: PMC10863778 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Staging of hemodynamic failure (HF) in symptomatic patients with cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease is required to assess the risk of ischemic stroke. Since the gold standard positron emission tomography-based perfusion reserve is unsuitable as a routine clinical imaging tool, blood oxygenation level-dependent cerebrovascular reactivity (BOLD-CVR) with CO2 is a promising surrogate imaging approach. We investigated the accuracy of standardized BOLD-CVR to classify the extent of HF. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with symptomatic unilateral cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease, who underwent both an acetazolamide challenge (15O-)H2O-positron emission tomography and BOLD-CVR examination, were included. HF staging of vascular territories was assessed using qualitative inspection of the positron emission tomography perfusion reserve images. The optimum BOLD-CVR cutoff points between HF stages 0-1-2 were determined by comparing the quantitative BOLD-CVR data to the qualitative (15O-)H2O-positron emission tomography classification using the 3-dimensional accuracy index to the randomly assigned training and test data sets with the following determination of a single cutoff for clinical application. In the 2-case scenario, classifying data points as HF 0 or 1-2 and HF 0-1 or 2, BOLD-CVR showed an accuracy of >0.7 for all vascular territories for HF 1 and HF 2 cutoff points. In particular, the middle cerebral artery territory had an accuracy of 0.79 for HF 1 and 0.83 for HF 2, whereas the anterior cerebral artery had an accuracy of 0.78 for HF 1 and 0.82 for HF 2. CONCLUSIONS Standardized and clinically accessible BOLD-CVR examinations harbor sufficient data to provide specific cerebrovascular reactivity cutoff points for HF staging across individual vascular territories in symptomatic patients with unilateral cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease.
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- Martina Sebök
- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience CenterUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Nuclear MedicineUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Clinical Neuroscience CenterUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
- Department of NeuroradiologyUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Nuclear MedicineUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain ManagementUniversity Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
- Institute of Medical ScienceUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Institute of Medical ScienceUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
- Joint Department of Medical Imaging and the Functional Neuroimaging LaboratoryUniversity Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of Nuclear MedicineUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience CenterUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience CenterUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience CenterUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichSwitzerland
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Hayashi T, Hara S, Inaji M, Arai Y, Kiyokawa J, Tanaka Y, Nariai T, Maehara T. Long-term prognosis of 452 moyamoya disease patients with and without revascularization under perfusion-based indications. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:107389. [PMID: 37778161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107389] [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: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients treated under our perfusion-based strategy and assess whether conservative treatment without surgical treatment under our strategy is acceptable. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 315 adult and 137 pediatric MMD patients (follow-up period ≥ 3 years from 2001 to 2020) were included. Follow-up events in each patient group (pediatric or adult, surgically treated or conservatively treated) were evaluated and compared to each other using a log-rank test. Risk factors for stroke and nonstroke events were also investigated using a multivariate Cox proportional hazard model. RESULTS In adult-onset patients, the stroke event rates (person-year %) were not different between surgically treated patients and conservatively treated patients (2.00 % vs. 1.59 %, p = 0.558); however, conservative patients showed a higher stroke rate than surgically treated hemispheres (0.34 %; p = 0.025) and hemorrhagic stroke was the major type (18/26, 69.2 %). Hemorrhagic onset was associated with increased risk of stroke in adults (hazard ratio (95 % confidence interval) = 2.43 (1.10-5.36)). In pediatric-onset patients, no conservatively treated patients experienced stroke; however, nonstroke events occurred more frequently than in surgically treated hemispheres (4.86 % vs. 1.71 %, p = 0.020 for transient ischemic attack; and 7.91 % vs. 1.31 %, p < 0.001 for asymptomatic progression on magnetic resonance angiography). CONCLUSIONS In adult patients, conservatively treated patients experienced stroke more frequently, especially hemorrhagic stroke. An additive strategy to prevent stroke in hemorrhagic-onset patients without hemodynamic disturbance seems to be needed. Pediatric patients with mild hemodynamic disturbance can be safely observed without initial surgical intervention, but close follow-up for disease progression is necessary.
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- Toshihiko Hayashi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Maeda Y, Okazaki T, Kume S, Kawano R, Takauchi K, Hara T, Kuwabara M, Hiroshi K, Daizo I, Horie N. Flow volume mismatch dramatically affects transient neurologic symptoms after direct bypass in Moyamoya disease. Neurosurg Rev 2023; 46:274. [PMID: 37847310 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-023-02181-3] [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: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Transient neurological events (TNEs) occur after bypass surgery in Moyamoya disease (MMD); however, their pathology remains unknown. To elucidate the pathophysiology of TNEs, we investigated their relationship with perioperative superficial temporal artery (STA) blood flow volume, which was evaluated using ultrasonography. Forty-nine patients with MMD, who underwent direct bypass surgery, were included and stratified into TNE and non-TNE groups, respectively. The STA blood flow volume was evaluated at four time points (preoperatively and 2-4, 7, and 10-14 days postoperatively), and a change in volume during the postoperative period was defined as a flow volume mismatch. We investigated the association between ultrasonographic findings of flow volume mismatch and TNEs and magnetic resonance imaging findings, such as the cortical hyperintensity belt (CHB) sign, using univariate and path analyses. The STA blood flow volume increased immediately postoperatively, gradually decreasing over time, in both groups. The TNE group showed a significant increase in blood flow volume 2-4 days postoperatively (P = 0.042). Flow volume mismatch was significantly larger in the TNE group than in the non-TNE group (P = 0.020). In the path analysis, STA flow volume mismatch showed a positive association with the CHB sign (P = 0.023) and TNEs (P = 0.000). Additionally, the CHB sign partially mediated the association between STA flow volume mismatch and TNEs. These results suggest that significantly high STA blood flow volume changes occurring during the acute postoperative period after direct bypass surgery in MMD are correlated with TNEs and the CHB sign, suggesting involvement in the pathophysiology of TNEs.
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- Yuyo Maeda
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Innovation Center for Translational Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Chang X, Ruan X, Ding J, Ma P, Yang G, Zhang R, Li Y, Na K, Xu H, Mu L, Zhang X, Tang Z. The efficacy of STA-MCA double anastomosis comparing to single anastomosis in chronic internal carotid artery occlusion patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2023; 233:107947. [PMID: 37611351 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of STA-MCA double-anastomosis and single-anastomosis in patients with cerebral hypoperfusion caused by chronic internal carotid artery occlusion(CICAO). METHODS In this retrospective study, data were collected from 19 patients with CICAO who underwent STA-MCA anastomosis at our hospital between January 2016 and January 2022, and they were divided into single anastomosis group and double anastomosis group according to the surgical method. The study collected general clinical data from both groups, including age, sex, lipid levels, blood pressure, glucose levels, smoking and alcohol consumption. Additionally, pre- and postoperative neurological function, cerebral hemodynamic parameters, and postoperative ischemic events were also recorded. By combining our study findings with the existing literature, a comparative analysis of the efficacy of single- and double-anastomosis in patients with CICAO was conducted. RESULTS Prior to surgical treatment,there were no statistically significant differences in cerebral hemodynamic parameters, including rob (0.65 ± 0.09 VS. 0.62 ± 0.04), rut (1.73 ± 0.40 VS. 1.99 ± 0.53), and rTMax (2.02 ± 0.49 VS. 1.72 ± 0.46), as well as neurofunctional scores, including modified Rankin Scale (MRS) (2.8 ± 1.03 VS. 2.4 ± 0.88) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) (9.1 ± 5.08 VS. 8.3 ± 4.09) between the two groups. After operation, rCBF (single: 0.65 ± 0.09 VS.0.84 ± 0.08, p = 0.007; double: 0.62 ± 0.04 VS.1.08 ± 0.20, p = 0.001) were significantly increased in both groups, but the rMTT (1.99 ± 0.53 VS.1.27 ± 0.42, p = 0.0447) and rTMax (1.72 ± 0.46 VS.1.16 ± 0.16, p = 0.038) showed significant differences postoperatively only in the double-anastomosis group. The MRS (single: 1.8 ± 1.23, double: 1.7 ± 0.9) in both groups and the NIHSS (7.2 ± 5.11) in single-anastomosis group were not improved after surgery, while the NIHSS (8.3 ± 4.09 VS.4.4 ± 3.08, p = 0.037) in double-anastomosis group was improve significantly. In summary, the double-anastomosis group showed better improvement in rCBF and NIHSS scores compared to the single-anastomosis group.(ΔrCBF: 0.19±0.09 VS. 0.45±0.18, p=0.02, ΔNIHSS: 1.9±0.56 VS. 4±1.73, p=0.002). The cases were followed up for 20.3 ± 18.6 months, and there were no ischemic events in either group during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION STA-MCA revascularization can improve CBF in patients with hypoperfusion caused by CICAO, and prevent the reoccurrence of ischemic stroke effectively. Compared with single-anastomosis, double-anastomosis can provide more CBF and improve neurologic dysfunction.
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- Xuying Chang
- Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, South Yunnan Central Hospital of Yunnan Province (The First People,s Hospital of Honghe Prefecture), Mengzi, Yunnan,China
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- Department of surgery, The Second People's Hospita of Honghe Prefecture, Jianshui, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Pain,The First People's Hospital of Zhaotong, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Tsukada T, Masuoka T, Kubo M. A case of temporary occlusion of donor artery after secondary generalized seizure in a patient with superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass. Surg Neurol Int 2023; 14:330. [PMID: 37810288 PMCID: PMC10559387 DOI: 10.25259/sni_612_2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Background To prevent stroke recurrence, a superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass for atherosclerotic cerebrovascular occlusive disease is performed. Post stroke epilepsy is known as serious sequelae of stroke. Herein, we present a case of a 60-year-old man who underwent STA-MCA bypass for the prevention of stroke recurrence; however, the donor artery was deemed to be temporally occluded secondary to generalized seizure. Case Description A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a diagnosis of the left cervical internal carotid artery occlusion presenting with mild aphasia and right hemiparesis. He underwent STA-MCA bypass to prevent the recurrence of stroke 1 month after the onset of symptoms. On postoperative day 7, patency of the donor artery was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and no complications were noted. However, on postoperative day 14, he presented with a secondary generalized seizure. MRI was immediately performed and the donor artery was not patent with no new lesions. Several hours thereafter, the blood flow of the donor artery was confirmed using pulse Doppler; however, during mouth opening, the flow of the donor artery decreased. Computed tomography-angiography confirmed donor artery patency. An encephalogram was conducted and revealed a focal epilepsy which was compatible with stroke on MRI. Conclusion Post stroke epilepsy caused an unintended and forced mouth opening which led to a temporary occlusion of the donor artery after STA-MCA bypass. Thus, this complication should be recognized, and seizures should be prevented through the administration of prophylactic anti-seizure medication based on risk stratification assessment of post stroke epilepsy.
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- Tsuyoshi Tsukada
- Department of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Toyama Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tonami General Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Toyama Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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Raymond J, Rheaume AR, Olijnyk L, Lecaros NE, Darsaut TE. Understanding the difference between theory and practice: The extracranial-intracranial bypass trials in prevention of ischemic stroke. Neurochirurgie 2023; 69:101407. [PMID: 36689827 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2023.101407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with atherosclerotic carotid or middle cerebral artery occlusions suffer ischemic events that might theoretically be preventable with a surgical extracranial-intracranial bypass, but theory by itself does not justify surgical interventions. METHODS We review landmark randomized trials on EC-IC bypass surgery for the treatment of ischemic stroke in patients with atherosclerotic stenoses or occlusions. RESULTS The initial EC-IC bypass trial from 1985 did not show any clinical benefit from surgery. The carotid occlusion surgery study (COSS) performed more than 20 years later included only patients highly selected to potentially benefit from bypass by using modern perfusion studies. While EC-IC bypasses were successfully created and they did improve cerebral perfusion, the COSS study also failed to show any clinical benefit to the participating patients. CONCLUSION Neurosurgical interventions must not only work in theory; they must improve patient outcomes in real practice.
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- J Raymond
- Department of radiology, Service of neuroradiology, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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- Division of neurosurgery, Department of surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of radiology, Service of neuroradiology, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of radiology, Service of neuroradiology, Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Division of neurosurgery, Department of surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Tani K, Mio M, Toyofuku T, Maeda T, Inoue T, Nakamura H. [Feasibility of Cerebrovascular Reserve Assessment Using Stretched Exponential Model in Major Cerebral Artery Steno-occlusive Disease: Comparison with SPECT]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2022; 78:819-828. [PMID: 35753804 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.2022-1262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE To clarify whether diffusion-weighted imaging using stretched exponential model can assess cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) in patients with major cerebral artery steno-occlusive disease, we compared stretched exponential parameters and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS Twenty-nine patients with unilateral major cerebral artery steno-occlusive disease (25 men and 4 women; age, 69±11 years) were analyzed in this study. The patients were divided into three groups: normal CVR (CVR≥30%), moderate CVR (10%≤CVR<30%), and severe CVR (CVR<10%). The distributed diffusion coefficient (DDC) and heterogeneity index (α) from the stretched exponential model, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from the monoexponential model, and CVR and resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) from SPECT were measured in the bilateral middle cerebral artery territories, and ipsilateral-to-contralateral ratios (rDDC, rα, rADC, and rCBF) were obtained. RESULTS The rDDC values in severe CVR were significantly higher than those in normal CVR (P=0.003). The rDDC values were significantly negatively correlated with ipsilateral CVR (rho=-0.31, P=0.009). The rDDC values were not significantly correlated with rCBF (P=0.34). CONCLUSION We have shown that elevated rDDC values are associated with impaired CVR. Our results suggest that diffusion-weighted imaging using stretched exponential model has a potential to evaluate hemodynamic impairment.
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- Kazuki Tani
- Department of Radiology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
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Shimoi A, Tsunoda S, Inoue T, Akabane A. Efficacy of Emergent STA–MCA Bypass for Acute Atherosclerotic ICA Stenosis/Occlusion with Concomitant Chronic Contralateral ICA Occlusion/Stenosis: Two Case Reports. Asian J Neurosurg 2022; 17:324-330. [PMID: 36176923 PMCID: PMC9514952 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator with/without endovascular regimen is sometimes not effective for the treatment of acute hemodynamic stroke. Emergent superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA–MCA) bypass has been reportedly effective in patients with progressive hemodynamic stroke; however, the effectiveness of urgent STA–MCA bypass for acute internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis/occlusion with concomitant contralateral chronic ICA stenosis/occlusion, that is considered the worst hemodynamic situations, is unclear. Two cases of acute left ICA stenosis with concomitant right chronic ICA occlusion wherein both developed hemodynamic infarction and were initially treated by maximal medical treatment. Nevertheless, the patients' symptoms had gradually worsened, thus we performed emergency STA–MCA bypass for both cases. Postoperatively, deterioration of imaging and neurological findings was successfully stopped and the patients' condition gradually stabilized. An urgent STA–MCA bypass can be considered as a last resort to prevent progressive neurological deterioration for patients with progressive infarction due to ICA stenosis/occlusion concomitant with contralateral ICA stenosis/occlusion.
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- Akihiro Shimoi
- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Shimonaga K, Hama S, Furui A, Yanagawa A, Kandori A, Atsumori H, Yamawaki S, Matsushige T, Tsuji T. Increased cerebrovascular reactivity in selected brain regions after extracranial-intracranial bypass improves the speed and accuracy of visual cancellation in patients with severe steno-occlusive disease: a preliminary study. Neurosurg Rev 2022; 45:2257-2268. [PMID: 35094203 PMCID: PMC9160123 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-021-01720-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effect of the change in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in each brain area on cognitive function after extracranial-intracranial bypass (EC-IC bypass) was examined. Eighteen patients who underwent EC-IC bypass for severe unilateral steno-occlusive disease were included. Single-photon emission CT (SPECT) for evaluating CVR and the visual cancellation (VC) task were performed before and after surgery. The accuracy of VC was expressed by the arithmetic mean of the age-matched correct answer rate and the accurate answer rate, and the averages of the time (time score) and accuracy (accuracy score) of the four VC subtests were used. The speed of VC tended to be slower, whereas accuracy was maintained before surgery. The EC-IC bypass improved CVR mainly in the cerebral hemisphere on the surgical side. On bivariate analysis, when CVR increased post-operatively, accuracy improved on both surgical sides, but the time score was faster on the left and slower on the right surgical side. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the number of the brain regions associated with the time score was 5 and that associated with the accuracy score was 4. In the hemodynamically ischemic brain, processing speed might be adjusted so that accuracy would be maintained based on the speed-accuracy trade-off mechanism that may become engaged separately in the left and right cerebral hemispheres when performing VC. When considering the treatment for hemodynamic ischemia, the relationship between CVR change and the speed-accuracy trade-off in each brain region should be considered.
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- Koji Shimonaga
- Department of Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, 731-0293, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734 8551, Japan.
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, 731-3164, Japan.
- Center for Brain, Mind and KANSEI Sciences Research, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734‑8551, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734 8551, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, 731-3164, Japan
- Center for Brain, Mind and KANSEI Sciences Research, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734‑8551, Japan
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- Center for Exploratory Research, Research and Development Group, Hitachi. Ltd, Tokyo, 185-8601, Japan
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- Center for Exploratory Research, Research and Development Group, Hitachi. Ltd, Tokyo, 185-8601, Japan
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- Center for Brain, Mind and KANSEI Sciences Research, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734‑8551, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, 731-0293, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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Tsunoda S, Inoue T, Segawa M, Okubo S, Akabane A. Revascularization to the ACA: effectiveness and variation of the STA-RAG-A3 bonnet bypass. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021; 163:3483-3493. [PMID: 34495406 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-04986-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of bypass surgery in patients with atherothrombotic ischemia in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) domain remains unclear. In this study, three cases with ischemia in the ACA territory underwent revascularization surgery using superficial temporal artery (STA)-radial artery graft (RAG)-A3 (pericallosal artery) bonnet bypass. Herein, we discuss the effectiveness and variations of this approach. METHODS Among 182 consecutive patients with atherothrombotic ischemic stroke admitted to the NTT Medical Center, Tokyo, from April 2017 to May 2021, three patients with hemodynamic insufficiency in the extensive ACA territory beyond the recent infarct area were treated using STA-RAG-A3 bonnet bypass. RESULTS One patient with bilateral severe cerebral blood flow (CBF) deficiency required additional A3-A3 and STA-middle cerebral artery single bypass in conjunction with STA-RAG-A3 bypass. There were no complications associated with the surgical procedure. The patients' hemodynamic study results and neurocognitive performances improved dramatically after surgery. CONCLUSION Our results suggest the efficacy of STA-RAG-A3 bypass for atherothrombotic ACA ischemia. However, because the number of cases was too small to generalize our results, more cases and thorough pre- and postoperative hemodynamic studies are necessary to prove the validity of the approach.
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- Sho Tsunoda
- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan
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Otani N, Wada K, Toyooka T, Takeuchi S, Mori K, Katsuhara T, Kajimoto R, Yoshino A. Emergency STA-MCA bypass surgery for symptomatic progressive ischemic stroke. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2021.101228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sekine T, Murai Y, Orita E, Ando T, Takagi R, Amano Y, Matano F, Iwata K, Ogawa M, Obara M, Kumita S. Cross-Comparison of 4-Dimensional Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Intraoperative Middle Cerebral Artery Pressure Measurements Before and After Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery. Neurosurgery 2021; 89:909-916. [PMID: 34460923 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyab305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The hemodynamic changes after superficial temporal artery (STA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass surgery are unclear. OBJECTIVE To clarify the hemodynamics by comparing flow parameters obtained by 4-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intraoperative MCA pressure measurement. METHODS We recruited 23 patients who underwent STA-MCA bypass surgery for internal carotid artery (ICA) or MCA stenosis. We monitored intraoperative MCA, STA, and radial artery (RA) pressure. All patients underwent 4D flow MRI preoperatively and 3 wk after surgery to quantify the blood flow volume (BFV) of the ipsilateral ICA (BFViICA), contralateral ICA (BFVcICA), basilar artery (BFVBA), ipsilateral STA (BFViSTA), and contralateral STA (BFVcSTA). The sum of intracranial BFV was defined as BFVtotal. We compared BFV parameters and intraoperative pressure. RESULTS BFViSTA significantly increased after surgery (P < .001). BFViICA and BFVBA significantly decreased after surgery (BFViICAP = .005; BFVBAP = .02). No significant difference was observed between BFVcICA before and after surgery. As a result, BFVtotal postoperatively increased by 6.8%; however, no significant difference was observed. Flow direction at M1 changed from antegrade to unclear after surgery in 5 patients. Intraoperative MCA pressure and MCA/RA pressure ratio significantly increased after surgery (P < .001). We found a stronger positive correlation between MCA pressure increase ratio and BFVtotal increase ratio in patients with lower pre-MCA pressure (r = 0.907, P < .001). CONCLUSION The visual and quantitative assessment of 4D flow MRI revealed that intracranial blood flow changes complementarily after STA-MCA bypass surgery. 4D flow MRI may detect the improvement of cerebral perfusion pressure.
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- Tetsuro Sekine
- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Sebök M, van Niftrik CHB, Wegener S, Luft A, Regli L, Fierstra J. Agreement of novel hemodynamic imaging parameters for the acute and chronic stages of ischemic stroke: a matched-pair cohort study. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 51:E12. [PMID: 34198249 DOI: 10.3171/2021.4.focus21125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In symptomatic patients with cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease, impaired blood oxygenation level-dependent cerebrovascular reactivity (BOLD-CVR) and increased flow velocity of the P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA-P2) on transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography have been introduced as emerging clinical imaging parameters to identify patients at high risk for recurrent ischemic events. Since hemodynamic physiology differs between the acute and chronic stages of ischemic stroke, the authors sought to investigate whether those parameters have merit for both the acute and chronic stages of ischemic stroke. METHODS From a prospective database, patients who underwent BOLD-CVR and TCD examinations in the acute stroke stage (< 10 days) were matched to patients in the chronic stroke stage (> 3 months). A linear regression analysis for both groups was performed between ipsilateral PCA-P2 systolic flow velocity and BOLD-CVR of the ipsilateral (affected) hemisphere, the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory, and the ipsilateral steal volume (i.e., paradoxical BOLD-CVR response). The resulting slopes and intercepts were statistically compared to evaluate differences between groups. RESULTS Forty matched patient pairs were included. Regression analysis showed no significant difference for either the intercept (p = 0.84) or the slope (p = 0.85) between PCA-P2 flow velocity and BOLD-CVR as measured for the ipsilateral (affected) hemisphere. Similarly, no significant difference was seen between PCA-P2 flow velocity and BOLD-CVR of the ipsilateral MCA territory (intercept, p = 0.72; slope, p = 0.36) or between PCA-P2 flow velocity and steal volume (intercept, p = 0.59; slope, p = 0.34). CONCLUSIONS The study results indicated that the relationship between ipsilateral PCA-P2 systolic flow velocity and BOLD-CVR remains the same during the acute and chronic stages of ischemic stroke. This provides further support that these novel hemodynamic imaging parameters may have merit to assess the risk for recurrent ischemic events for a wide ischemic stroke population. PCA-P2 systolic flow velocity, in particular, may be a highly practical screening tool, independent of ischemic stroke stage.
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- Martina Sebök
- Departments of1Neurosurgery and.,2Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- 2Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland.,3Neurology, and
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- 2Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland.,3Neurology, and
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- Departments of1Neurosurgery and.,2Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Departments of1Neurosurgery and.,2Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Surgical therapy for chronic internal carotid artery occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Updates Surg 2021; 73:2065-2078. [PMID: 33864610 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-021-01055-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chronic internal carotid artery occlusion (CICAO) significantly increases the risk of recurrent stroke. Given unfavorable outcomes, revascularization procedures are not generally recommended for CICAO. In the last several years, loads of studies reported successful surgical revascularization for CICAO with promising success rate and favorable short-term outcomes. Meanwhile, due to the lack of high-quality evidence, the safety and efficacy of revascularization procedures remain debatable. This systematic review aims to scrutinize current evidence for the applicability of revascularization for CICAO. We also investigated potential predictors of postoperative prognosis. We searched clinical studies on surgical treatment of CICAO on the Medline, Cochrane library, and Embase databases, published from Jan 1990 to Jan 2021. Surgical operation was restricted to bypass surgery, endarterectomy, endovascular therapy, and hybrid surgery. Controlled clinical studies were included for clinical outcomes. Large-sample single-arm studies were supplemented to assess complications and success rate. Co-primary endpoints were technical success rate and neurological function; secondary endpoints were recurrent stroke/cerebrovascular events, complications, and deaths within follow-up. This systematic review has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020181250). One RCT and 5 cohort studies with a total of 465 patients were included in this review. Seven single-arm studies were supplemented for assessing success rate and complications. Bypass surgery presented the highest graft patency of 96% and a low incidence of complications, but no benefits on neurological function, recurrent stroke, or deaths. Endovascular therapy (carotid stenting) was characterized by a relatively lower technical success rate, significant neurological function recovery, and nonsignificant reduction of cerebrovascular events and deaths. Hybrid surgery was considered as a potential treatment for CICAO because of a high technical success rate and significant neurological improvement. Endarterectomy is only suitable for short-segment occlusion. Prospective clinical trials should focus on carotid stenting and hybrid surgery for their significant capacity of improving neurologic function and potential capacity of reducing deaths and cerebrovascular events.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Surgical vascular intervention is an important tool in reducing the risk of stroke. This article examines the evidence for using the available options. RECENT FINDINGS Carotid endarterectomy is an effective treatment option for reducing the risk of stroke in appropriately selected patients. Patients should be stratified for future stroke risk based on both the degree of stenosis and the presence of symptoms referable to the culprit lesion. Carotid stenting is also useful in reducing stroke risk, again in carefully selected patients. Because of the publication of significant data regarding both carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting in the last several years, selection can be far more personalized and refined for individual patients based on demographics, sex, patient preference, and medical comorbidities. Routine extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery remains unproven as a therapeutic option for large vessel occlusion in reducing the incidence of ischemic stroke although some carefully screened patient populations remaining at high risk may benefit; procedural risks and pathology related to alterations in blood flow dynamics are challenges to overcome. Indirect revascularization remains an appropriate solution for carefully selected patients with cerebral large vessel steno-occlusive disease, and multiple variations of surgical technique are patient specific. Indirect revascularization may benefit from clinical trials with larger patient populations for validation in specific pathologies and offers the advantages of lower surgical complication rates and reduced risk of pathologic responses to altered cerebral flow dynamics. SUMMARY Surgical solutions to reduce stroke risk provide important alternatives in appropriately selected patients and should be considered in addition to medical management and lifestyle modification for optimizing patient outcomes.
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Fujii S, Miki K, Aizawa Y, Karakama J, Fujita K, Maehara T, Nemoto S, Sumita K. Mid-/Long-Term Outcome of Neuroendovascular Treatment for Chronic Carotid Artery Total Occlusion. JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOVASCULAR THERAPY 2020; 15:288-294. [PMID: 37501906 PMCID: PMC10370975 DOI: 10.5797/jnet.oa.2020-0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Objective The natural course of chronic carotid artery total occlusion (CTO) is poor. Previous reports suggested that carotid artery stenting (CAS) improves the clinical outcome of CTO. However, its long-term efficacy has not been established. This study assessed the mid- and long-term clinical outcome of CAS for CTO. Methods We evaluated the clinical outcome of 15 patients who underwent CAS for CTO between September 2010 and October 2019. Results The technical success rate of recanalization was 93.3% (14 of 15 patients). Eight patients were treated using self-expanding stents, and six were treated using self-expanding coronary stents. Symptomatic procedure-related complications developed in two patients (13.3%). During the follow-up period (mean 34.9 months), symptomatic ipsilateral stroke was not noted. One patient (7.1%) developed asymptomatic re-occlusion, but stent patency was preserved in 13 patients (92.9%). Conclusion CAS for CTO may be safe and feasible based on the mid- and long-term outcome.
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- Shoko Fujii
- Department of Endovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, 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 Functional Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kubota Y, Hanaoka Y, Koyama JI, Fujii Y, Ogiwara T, Ito K, Horiuchi T. T-Configuration Stent Placement for Carotid Bifurcation Stenosis Co-Existing with Ipsilateral Intracranial Stenosis: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 30:105472. [PMID: 33232933 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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In patients with carotid bifurcation stenosis co-existing with ipsilateral intracranial artery stenosis, combined treatment with carotid artery stenting (CAS)/carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and extracranial-to- intracranial (EC-IC) bypass can be a useful option to prevent future ischemic stroke events. EC-IC bypass requires a sufficient antegrade flow in the ipsilateral external carotid artery. However, standard CAS/CEA occasionally lead to external carotid artery occlusion. Herein, we present a case of successful one-stage endovascular revascularization of both the antegrade internal and external carotid artery flow using the carotid T-stent technique for carotid bifurcation stenosis co-existing with ipsilateral middle cerebral artery stenosis.
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- Yuki Kubota
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Neuroendovascular Therapy Center, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Kanazawa R, Uchida T, Higashida T, Takahashi Y. Long-Term Patency and Final Structure After Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery: A Retrospective Study. World Neurosurg 2020; 146:e452-e460. [PMID: 33228957 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate long-term bypass patency and final structure for patients who underwent superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass. METHODS This study retrospectively evaluated 20 patients who underwent STA-MCA bypass and had 2-year follow-up with cerebral angiography. Patients were divided into internal carotid artery occlusion (n = 11) and MCA occlusion or stenosis (n = 9) groups, and diagnosis was either arteriosclerotic (n = 14) or nonarteriosclerotic (n = 6) disease. Final bypass formation was examined with cerebral angiography at 2 years postoperatively. Diameters of the STA, middle meningeal artery (MMA), and deep temporal artery (DTA) were measured at preoperative angiography and at 2-year follow-up. RESULTS No significant differences in STA, MMA, and DTA diameters were reported between the internal carotid artery versus MCA group. For patients with arteriosclerotic disease, thicker STA diameters were noted on preoperative angiography. For patients with nonarteriosclerotic disease, MMA and DTA dilatation was noted on 2-year follow-up imaging. For patients with arteriosclerotic disease, all direct bypasses were patent at 2 years. For patients with nonarteriosclerotic disease, remarkable angiogenesis was demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS Long-term patency of a direct bypass may be correlated with arteriosclerotic or nonarteriosclerotic etiology. An indirect bypass route may develop in patients with nonarteriosclerotic disease; therefore, it is important to create a foundation for an indirect bypass with MMA and DTA preservation during craniotomy. In 2 patients with nonarteriosclerotic disease, STA remained the primary bypass foundation; however, the technique resembled novel angiogenesis after encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis and not direct STA-MCA bypass. Therefore, final bypass structure might be affected by disease etiology.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagareyama Central Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagareyama Central Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Uwano I, Kameda H, Harada T, Kobayashi M, Yanagihara W, Setta K, Ogasawara K, Yoshioka K, Yamashita F, Mori F, Matsuda T, Sasaki M. Detection of impaired cerebrovascular reactivity in patients with chronic cerebral ischemia using whole-brain 7T MRA. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 29:105081. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Ya J, Zhou D, Ding J, Rajah GB, Wu Y, Yang X, Hou Y, Jin K, Pan L, Wu Y, Du J, Ding Y, Ji X, Yang Q, Meng R. Arterial spin labeling-MR may be an alternative to SPECT for evaluating cerebral perfusion in patients with unilateral middle cerebral artery stenosis. Neurol Res 2020; 42:621-629. [PMID: 32657247 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2020.1782080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cerebral blood flow (CBF) mapping of single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) is considered a gold standard for evaluating cerebral perfusion. However, invasiveness, high costs and strict technical requirements can limit its clinical use. We aimed to evaluate the concordance of CBF maps obtained from SPECT and pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance (PCASL-MR) imaging for evaluating cerebral perfusion. METHODS PCASL-MR/SPECT-CBF maps were obtained from 16 eligible patients with unilateral middle cerebral artery stenosis (MCAS). Three slices (basal ganglia, semi-oval center and cerebellum) on both PCASL-MR and SPECT maps were divided into different regions of interest (ROIs) according to the ASPECT criterion, arterial territories, and cerebral hemispheres, respectively. The concordance of the two types of CBF maps and the specificity and sensitivity of PCASL-MR imaging on predicting regional hypoperfusion were calculated. RESULTS A total of 448 ROIs were divided according to the ASPECT criterion, 192 ROIs partitioned in accordance with arterial territories, and 96 ROIs delineated based on cerebral hemispheres were analyzed. PCASL-MR imaging exhibited 83.78% to 100% sensitivity, 90.19% to 95.83% specificity for detection of hypoperfusion. Qualitative analyses revealed a strong concordance between PCASL-MR and SPECT on reflecting regional cerebral hypoperfusion (Kappa coefficient = 0.662-0.920, p < 0.01). Semi-quantitative analysis by ΔCBF revealed moderate consistency (Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.610-0.571). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that PCASL-MR may be a promising non-invasive, inexpensive alternative to SPECT for evaluating cerebral perfusion accurately in patients with symptomatic MCAS.
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- Jingyuan Ya
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases , Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases , Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases , Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine , Detroit, Michigan, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo , Buffalo, NY, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health , Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases , Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine , Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases , Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China
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- Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Department of Radiology, Chaoyang Hospital , China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing, China.,Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases , Beijing, China
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Multiparametric flow analysis using four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging can detect cerebral hemodynamic impairment in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis. Neuroradiology 2020; 62:1421-1431. [PMID: 32518970 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-020-02464-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE MRI-based risk stratification should be established to identify patients with internal carotid artery stenosis (ICS) who require further PET or SPECT evaluation. This study assessed whether multiparametric flow analysis using time-resolved 3D phase-contrast (4D flow) MRI can detect cerebral hemodynamic impairment in patients with ICS. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed 26 consecutive patients with unilateral ICS (21 men; mean age, 71 years) who underwent 4D flow MRI and acetazolamide-stress brain perfusion SPECT. Collateral flow via the Willis ring was visually evaluated. Temporal mean flow volume rate (Net), pulsatile flow volume (ΔV), and pulsatility index (PI) at the middle cerebral artery were measured. Cerebral vascular reserve (CVR) was calculated from the SPECT dataset. Patients were assigned to the misery perfusion group if the CVR was < 10% and to the nonmisery perfusion group if the CVR was ≥ 10%. Parameters showing a significant difference in both groups were statistically evaluated. RESULTS Affected side ΔV, ratio of affected to contralateral side Net (rNet), and ratio of affected to contralateral side ΔV were significantly correlated to CVR (p = 0.030, p = 0.010, p = 0.015, respectively). Absence of retrograde flow at the posterior communicating artery was observed in the misery perfusion group (p = 0.020). Combined cut-off values of the affected side ΔV (0.18 ml) and rNet (0.64) showed a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 77.8%, respectively. CONCLUSION Multiparametric flow analysis using 4D flow MRI can detect misery perfusion by comprehensively assessing blood flow data, including blood flow volume, pulsation, and collateral flow.
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Bai X, Feng Y, Yang K, Wang T, Luo J, Wang X, Ling F, Ma Y, Jiao L. Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for occlusive atherosclerotic disease of the anterior cerebral circulation: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2020; 9:70. [PMID: 32241285 PMCID: PMC7118989 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-020-01325-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Occlusive atherosclerotic disease of the anterior cerebral circulation is one of the most common causes of anterior circulation ischemia and stroke. Treatment options include medical therapies (including antiplatelet use, blood pressure control, lipid reduction, and lifestyle modification) and extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery (such as superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass). However, the optimal treatment remains unclear. The objective of this study will be to compare the efficacy of and extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery with that of other medical therapy in adult patients with occlusive atherosclerotic disease of the anterior cerebral circulation. METHODS This is the study protocol for a systematic review. We will search MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library (from January 1980 onwards). We will include randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies (non-randomized, interrupted time series), and observational studies (e.g., cohort studies and case-control studies), examining the efficacy of extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery compared to other treatments for adult patients with occlusive atherosclerotic disease of anterior cerebral circulation. Two team members will independently screen all citations, full-text articles, and abstract data. Potential conflicts will be resolved through discussion. The primary outcome will include stroke or death. The secondary outcomes will include intracranial hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack, and myocardial infarction. The study methodological quality (or bias) will be appraised using appropriate tools. If feasible, we will conduct random effects meta-analysis. Additional analyses will be conducted to explore the potential sources of heterogeneity (e.g., study design, geographical location, or risk of bias). DISCUSSION This review will evaluate the evidence on the efficacy of extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for adult patients with occlusive atherosclerotic disease of the anterior cerebral circulation. We anticipate that our findings will be of interest to patients, their families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and in making optimal treatment selection. Implications for future clinical and epidemiological research will be discussed. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42018105513.
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- Xuesong Bai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Evidence-Based Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Medical Library, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, China.
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Rice CJ, Cho SM, Taqui A, Moore NZ, Witek AM, Bain MD, Uchino K. Early versus Delayed Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery in Symptomatic Atherosclerotic Occlusion. Neurosurgery 2020; 85:656-663. [PMID: 30239897 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinical trials of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery studied patients in subacute and chronic stage after ischemic event. OBJECTIVE To investigate the short-term outcomes of EC-IC bypass in progressive acute ischemic stroke or recent transient ischemic attacks. METHODS The study was a retrospective review at a single tertiary referral center from 2008 to 2015. Inclusion criteria consisted of EC-IC bypass within 1 yr of last ischemic symptoms ipsilateral to atherosclerotic occlusion of internal carotid or middle cerebral artery. Early bypass group who underwent surgery within 7 d of last ischemic symptoms were compared to late bypass group who underwent surgery >7 d from last ischemic symptom. The primary endpoint was perioperative ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 7 d of surgery. RESULTS Of 126 patients who underwent EC-IC bypass during the period, 81 patients met inclusion criteria, 69 (85%) persons had carotid artery occlusion, 7 (9%) had proximal MCA occlusion, and 5 (6%) had both. Early surgery had a 31% (9/29) perioperative stroke rate compared to 11.5% (6/52) of patients undergoing late bypass (P = .04). Of patients with acute stroke within 7 d of surgery, 41% (7/17) had perioperative stroke within 7 d (P = .07). Six of nine patients (67%) with blood pressure dependent fluctuation of neurologic symptoms had perioperative stroke (P = .049). CONCLUSION EC-IC bypass in setting of acute symptomatic stroke within 1 wk may confer higher risk of perioperative stroke. Patients undergoing expedited or urgent bypass for unstable or fluctuating stroke symptoms might be at highest risk for perioperative stroke.
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- Cory J Rice
- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Vascular Neurology, Novant Health System, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Takahashi JC, Funaki T, Houkin K, Kuroda S, Fujimura M, Tomata Y, Miyamoto S. Impact of cortical hemodynamic failure on both subsequent hemorrhagic stroke and effect of bypass surgery in hemorrhagic moyamoya disease: a supplementary analysis of the Japan Adult Moyamoya Trial. J Neurosurg 2020; 134:940-945. [PMID: 32168484 DOI: 10.3171/2020.1.jns192392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Here, the authors aimed to determine whether the presence of cerebral hemodynamic failure predicts subsequent bleeding attacks and how it correlates with the effect of direct bypass surgery in hemorrhagic moyamoya disease. METHODS Data from the Japanese Adult Moyamoya (JAM) Trial were used in this study: 158 hemispheres in 79 patients. A newly formed expert panel evaluated the SPECT results submitted at trial enrollment and classified the cortical hemodynamic state of the middle cerebral artery territory of each hemisphere into one of the following three groups: SPECT stage (SS) 0 as normal, SS1 as decreased cerebrovascular reserve (CVR), and SS2 as decreased CVR with decreased baseline blood flow. In the nonsurgical cohort of the JAM Trial, the subsequent hemorrhage rate during the 5-year follow-up was compared between the SS0 (hemodynamic failure negative) and SS1+2 (hemodynamic failure positive) groups. The effect of direct or combined direct/indirect bypass surgery on hemorrhage prevention was examined in each subgroup. RESULTS The hemodynamic grade was SS0 in 59 (37.3%) hemispheres, SS1 in 87 (55.1%), and SS2 in 12 (7.6%). In the nonsurgical cohort, subsequent hemorrhage rates in the SS0 and SS1+2 groups were 12 cases per 1000 person-years and 67 cases per 1000 person-years, respectively. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that hemorrhagic events were significantly more common in the SS1+2 group (p = 0.019, log-rank test). Cox regression analysis showed that hemodynamic failure was an independent risk factor for subsequent hemorrhage (HR 5.37, 95% CI 1.07-27.02). In the SS1+2 subgroup, bypass surgery significantly suppressed hemorrhagic events during 5 years (p = 0.001, HR 0.16, 95% CI 0.04-0.57), with no significant effect in the SS0 group (p = 0.655, HR 1.56, 95% CI 0.22-11.10). Examination of effect modification revealed that the effect of surgery tended to differ nonsignificantly between these two subgroups (p = 0.056). CONCLUSIONS Hemodynamic failure is an independent risk factor for subsequent hemorrhage in hemorrhagic moyamoya disease. Direct bypass surgery showed a significant preventive effect in the hemodynamically impaired hemispheres. Thus, hemodynamic failure, as well as previously proposed factors such as choroidal anastomosis, should be considered for the surgical indication in hemorrhagic moyamoya disease.Clinical trial registration no.: C000000166 (umin.ac.jp).
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- Jun C Takahashi
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto
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- 3Department of Neurological Cell Therapy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama
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- 5Department of Neurosurgery, Kohnan Hospital, Sendai; and
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- 6Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Informatics and Public Health, Tohoku University School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto
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Rashad S, Saqr KM, Fujimura M, Niizuma K, Tominaga T. The hemodynamic complexities underlying transient ischemic attacks in early-stage Moyamoya disease: an exploratory CFD study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3700. [PMID: 32111936 PMCID: PMC7048746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60683-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebro-occlusive disease with unknown etiology that can cause both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. MMD is characterized by progressive stenosis of the terminal internal carotid artery (ICA) and development of basal brain collaterals. Early-stage MMD is known to cause hemodynamic insufficiency despite mild or moderate stenosis of the intracranial arteries, but the exact mechanism underlying this pathophysiological condition is undetermined. We used high-resolution Large Eddy Simulations to investigate multiple complex hemodynamic phenomena that led to cerebral ischemia in five patients with early-stage MMD. The effects of transitional flow, coherent flow structures and blood shear-thinning properties through regions of tortuous and stenosed arteries were explored and linked to symptomatology. It is evidently shown that in some cases complex vortex structures, such as Rankine-type vortices, redirects blood flow away from some arteries causing significant reduction in blood flow. Moreover, partial blood hammer (PBH) phenomenon was detected in some cases and led to significant hemodynamic insufficiency. PBH events were attributed to the interaction between shear-thinning properties, transitional flow structures and loss of upstream pressure-velocity phase lag. We clearly show that the hemodynamic complexities in early-stage MMD could induce ischemia and explain the non-responsiveness to antiplatelet therapy.
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- Sherif Rashad
- Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, 1029, Abu-Kir, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kohnan hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan
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Xiao ZP, Jin K, Wan JQ, Lin Y, Pan YH, Jin YC, Zhang XH. Measurement of cerebrovascular reserve by multimodal imaging for cerebral arterial occlusion or stenosis patients: protocol of a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study. Trials 2020; 21:49. [PMID: 31915058 PMCID: PMC6950822 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3967-2] [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: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is the change in cerebral blood flow in response to a vaso-active stimulus, and may assist the treatment strategy of ischemic stroke. However, previous studies reported that a therapeutic strategy for stroke mainly depends on the degree of vascular stenosis with steady-state vascular parameters (e.g., cerebral blood flow and CVR). Hence, measurement of CVR by multimodal imaging techniques may improve the treatment of ischemic stroke. Methods/design This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial that aimed to examine the capability of multimodal imaging techniques for the evaluation of CVR to improve treatment of patients with ischemic stroke. A total of 66 eligible patients will be recruited from Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. The patients will be categorized based on CVR into two subgroups as follows: CVR > 10% group and CVR < 10% group. The patients will be randomly assigned to medical management, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting, and intracranial and extra-cranial bypass groups in a 1:1:1 ratio. The primary endpoint is all adverse events and ipsilateral stroke recurrence at 6, 12, and 24 months after management. The secondary outcomes include the CVR, the National Institute of Health stroke scale and the Modified Rankin Scale at 6, 12, and 24 months. Discussion Measurement of cerebrovascular reserve by multimodal image is recommended by most recent studies to guide the treatment of ischemic stroke, and thus its efficacy and evaluation accuracy need to be established in randomized controlled settings. This prospective, parallel, randomized, controlled registry study, together with other ongoing studies, should present more evidence for optimal individualized accurate treatment of ischemic stroke. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ID: ChiCTR-IOR-16009635; Registered on 16 October 2016. All items are from the World Health Organization Trial Registration Data Set and registration in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR-IOR-16009635.
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- Zhi-Peng Xiao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine of Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China.
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Hara S, Seida M, Kumagai K, Yamamoto T. Beneficial Effect of Carotid Artery Stenting on Cerebral Hemodynamic Impairment and Cognitive Function. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2019; 60:66-74. [PMID: 31748442 PMCID: PMC7040432 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.oa.2019-0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedure on cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive performance in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis. In this prospective observational study, 16 consecutive patients in a single institute were treated with CAS from 2010 to 2011 (71.7 ± 7.3 years old, 12 males, and six left-sided procedures). Before and after the CAS procedure, all patients were evaluated with single photon emission computed tomography using 123
I-iodoamphetamine and acetazolamide as well as the Weschler Adult Intelligent Scale (WAIS) to assess three intelligent quotients and four indexes. Patients with decreased preprocedural cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) experienced significant increases in CBF and CVR (P = 0.01 and 0.03). Twelve (75%) patients experienced a significant increase in one or more WAIS scores, while two (13%) showed a significant decrease. The most frequently improved scores were the Working Memory Index and Processing Speed Index (seven patients/44%). Preprocedural CBF was significantly correlated with the Full-scale and Performance Intelligent Quotients (r = 0.51–0.56, P = 0.02–0.04), and patients who experienced a significant increase in these scores had larger increases in CVR than patients with unchanged scores (P = 0.0097–0.019). These results indicate that the CAS procedure improved impaired cerebral hemodynamics and might benefit the cognitive function of patients with internal carotid artery stenosis related to impaired cerebral hemodynamics.
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- Shoko Hara
- Department of Neurosurgery, Toshima Hospital, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Toshima Hospital, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Toshima Hospital, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Toshima Hospital, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation
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Hayashi K, Uekawa K, Kawano T, Ohmori Y, Amadatsu T, Takemoto Y, Mukasa A. Cortical Venous Reddening Predicts Remote Cerebral Infarction Post Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass in Atherosclerotic Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease. World Neurosurg 2019; 127:e864-e872. [PMID: 30954735 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cerebral artery (MCA) anastomosis (STA-MCA bypass) currently is performed to prevent atherosclerotic occlusive cerebrovascular disease. However, the benefits of the bypass surgery remain controversial. To ensure consistent surgical benefits, understanding the mechanisms of perioperative cerebral infarction (CI) is required. Moreover, appropriate patient selection procedures must be determined to decrease the rate of perioperative stroke. We retrospectively investigated patients who underwent bypass surgery at our institution and determined that the patients who presented with cortical venous reddening after anastomosis during the surgery developed perioperative CI. METHODS A total of 45 consecutive patients who underwent bypass surgery were retrospectively investigated. Twenty-five of the 45 patients underwent bypass for atherosclerotic occlusion or stenosis of the internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery. Preoperative iodine-123-N-isopropyl-iodoamphetamine single-photon emission computed tomography was performed with and without acetazolamide administration. Change in color of the cortical veins was observed on recorded surgical videos, and its correlation with perioperative CI was investigated. RESULTS We experienced 2 cases of perioperative extensive CI at a region remote from the site of anastomosis. In both cases, retrospective investigation of surgical videos demonstrated reddening of cortical veins soon after the anastomosis procedure. Of all 45 patients, postoperative CI and venous reddening were observed in only these 2 cases. CONCLUSIONS We determined that patients presenting with cortical venous reddening after anastomosis developed perioperative CI. Cortical venous reddening may be an important predictor for the occurrence of CI after STA-MCA bypass surgery for patients with atherosclerotic occlusive cerebrovascular disease.
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- Kenyu Hayashi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Chikami, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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White TG, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Park J, Katz J, Langer DJ, Dehdashti AR. Cerebral revascularization after the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study: what candidates remain, and can we do better? Neurosurg Focus 2019; 46:E3. [DOI: 10.3171/2018.11.focus18536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVECerebral revascularization for carotid occlusion was previously a mainstay procedure for the cerebrovascular neurosurgeon. However, the 1985 extracranial-intracranial bypass trial and subsequently the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS) provided level 1 evidence via randomized controlled trials against bypass for symptomatic atherosclerotic carotid occlusion disease. However, in a small number of patients optimal medical therapy fails, and some patients with flow-limiting stenosis develop a perfusion-dependent neurological examination. Therefore it is necessary to further stratify patients by risk to determine who may most benefit from this intervention as well as to determine perioperative morbidity in this high-risk patient population.METHODSA retrospective review was performed of all revascularization procedures done for symptomatic atherosclerotic cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease. All patients undergoing revascularization after the publication of the COSS in 2011 were included. Perioperative morbidity and mortality were assessed as the primary outcome to determine safety of revascularization in this high-risk population. All patients had documented hypoperfusion on hemodynamic imaging.RESULTSAt total of 35 revascularization procedures were included in this review. The most common indication was for patients with recurrent strokes, who were receiving optimal medical therapy and who suffered from cerebrovascular steno-occlusion. At 30 days only 3 perioperative ischemic events were observed, 2 of which led to no long-term neurological deficit. Immediate graft patency was good, at 94%. Long term, no further strokes or ischemic events were observed, and graft patency remained high at 95%. There were no factors associated with perioperative ischemic events in the variables that were recorded.CONCLUSIONSCerebral revascularization may be done safely at high-volume cerebrovascular centers in high-risk patients in whom optimal medical therapy has failed. Further research must be done to develop an improved methodology of risk stratification for patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease to determine which patients may benefit from intervention. Given the high risk of recurrent stroke in certain patients, and the fact that patients fail medical therapy, surgical revascularization may provide the best method to ensure good long-term outcomes with manageable up-front risks.
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- 3Neurology, North Shore University Hospital, Barbara and Donald Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell; and
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, Barbara and Donald Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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- Departments of 1Neurosurgery and
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, Barbara and Donald Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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Time-of-flight MRA signal intensity predicts the cerebral hemodynamic status after superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery anastomosis. J Clin Neurosci 2018; 59:124-129. [PMID: 30396815 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Arterial signal intensities on magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) correlate with the relevant hemisphere's hemodynamics in patients with cerebrovascular diseases. We evaluated whether superficial temporal artery (STA) signal intensities (SI) on MRA were useful to evaluate the postoperative cerebral hemodynamics of patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) or middle cerebral artery (MCA) steno-occlusive disease who underwent unilateral STA-MCA anastomosis. Twenty-one consecutive patients undergoing unilateral STA-MCA anastomosis for symptomatic ICA or MCA steno-occlusive disease were enrolled. All patients underwent MRA and superficial temporal artery duplex ultrasonography (STDU) at 3 months and 1 year postoperatively. Bilateral region of interests (ROIs) on time-of-flight (TOF)-MRA source images were placed on the STA just before its bifurcation. The STA-SI ratio, which was the ratio of the SI on the operated STA to that of the contralateral STA, was calculated; the correlation between the ratio and STDU parameters was investigated. The STA diameter and flow velocities (systolic, end-diastolic, and mean) significantly correlated with the STA-SI ratio at 1 year postoperatively (p = .0302, p = .0002, p = .0029, p = .002). The end-diastolic flow velocity ratio was significantly correlated with the STA-SI ratio at 1 year postoperatively (p = .0014, r = 0.6518). The STA-SI ratio can be used to predict the extent of postoperative collateral bypass flow, and it may help predict postoperative cerebrovascular reserve.
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Chen DW, Zheng J, Shi J, Yin YW, Song C, Yang F, Zhang YQ, Ma LN. Assessment of the Cerebral Hemodynamic Benefits of Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients with Preoperative Hemodynamic Impairment Using Cerebral Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Carbon Dioxide Inhalation. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:5398-5404. [PMID: 30074982 PMCID: PMC6087634 DOI: 10.12659/msm.909401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of carotid artery angioplasty and carotid artery stenting (CAS) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in patients with preoperative cerebrovascular hemodynamic impairment. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventeen patients with unilateral severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis and ipsilateral CVR impairment underwent CAS. CBF and CVR were measured by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with inhalation of carbon dioxide (CO2) one week before and three months after CAS. Sixty-eight ROIs in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory were analyzed in 17 patients. RESULTS Before CAS, CVR was impaired in all ROIs. CBF was impaired in 16 ROIs (23.5%). The percentage of ROIs with impaired CBF was significantly increased in patients with ≥90% carotid artery stenosis (p=0.047) without collateral flow through the circle of Willis (p=0.005). CAS significantly increased CVR in ROIs with a normal preoperative CBF and impaired CVR, indicating mild hemodynamic impairment (0.9±6.7% vs. 4.9±8.6%) (p=0.014). CAS significantly increased CBF in ROIs with preoperative impaired CBF and impaired CVR, indicating severe hemodynamic impairment (79.1±7.5% vs. 86.7±10.0%) (p<0.001). Following CAS, ROIs with normal CBF and impaired CVR had a significantly increased percentage of improved CVR (p=0.047); ROIs with impaired CBF and impaired CVR had a significantly increased percentage of improved CBF (p=0.027). CONCLUSIONS The severity of preoperative hemodynamic impairment, which is related to the degree of carotid artery stenosis and cerebral collateral flow, may influence hemodynamic benefits by CAS.
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- Department of Neurology, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center, Air Force General Hospital of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, Beijing, China (mainland)
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Chen X, Lin CL, Su YC, Chen KF, Lai SW, Wei ST, Peng CT, Chiu CD, Shieh SH, Chen CC. Risk of subsequent stroke, with or without extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery: a nationwide, retrospective, population-based study. J Neurosurg 2018; 130:1906-1913. [PMID: 29999468 DOI: 10.3171/2017.12.jns172178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although no benefits of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery in preventing secondary stroke have been identified previously, the outcomes of initial symptomatic ischemic stroke and stenosis and/or occlusion among the Asian population in patients with or without bypass intervention have yet to be discussed. The authors aimed to evaluate the subsequent risk of secondary vascular disease and cardiac events in patients with and without a history of this intervention. METHODS This retrospective nationwide population-based Taiwanese registry study included 205,991 patients with initial symptomatic ischemic stroke and stenosis and/or occlusion, with imaging data obtained between 2001 and 2010. Patients who underwent EC-IC bypass (bypass group) were compared with those who had not undergone EC-IC bypass, carotid artery stenting, or carotid artery endarterectomy (nonbypass group). Patients with any previous diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, moyamoya disease, cancer, or trauma were all excluded. RESULTS The risk of subsequent ischemic stroke events decreased by 41% in the bypass group (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.59, 95% CI 0.46-0.76, p < 0.001) compared with the nonbypass group. The risk of subsequent hemorrhagic stroke events increased in the bypass group (adjusted HR 2.47, 95% CI 1.67-3.64, p < 0.001) compared with the nonbypass group. CONCLUSIONS Bypass surgery does play an important role in revascularization of the ischemic brain, while also increasing the risk of hemorrhage in the early postoperative period. This study highlights the fact that the high risk of bypass surgery obscures the true benefit of revascularization of the ischemic brain and also emphasizes the importance of developing improved surgical technique to treat these high-risk patients.
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- XianXiu Chen
- 1Department of Public Health, China Medical University
- 2Stroke Center, China Medical University Hospital
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- 3College of Medicine, China Medical University
- 4Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital
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- 3College of Medicine, China Medical University
- 4Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital
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- 5Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital
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- 3College of Medicine, China Medical University
- 6Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital
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- 7Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital
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- 8Department of Hemato-oncology, Children's Hospital, China Medical University
- 9Department of Biotechnology, Asia University
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- 2Stroke Center, China Medical University Hospital
- 7Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital
- 10Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University; and
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- 11Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- 2Stroke Center, China Medical University Hospital
- 3College of Medicine, China Medical University
- 7Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital
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Nagashima H, Hongo K, Nagm A. Change in Cerebral Blood Flow after Palliative Percutaneous Angioplasty and Timing of Second Stage Carotid Artery Stenting in Staged Angioplasty. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2018; 58:254-259. [PMID: 29760312 PMCID: PMC6002678 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.oa.2018-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to elucidate the hemodynamic changes after palliative angioplasty and the timing of second stage carotid artery stenting (CAS) in staged angioplasty for patients with severe hemodynamically compromised carotid artery stenosis. Among consecutive 111 patients with carotid artery stenosis, chronological changes in the cerebral blood flow of all 11 hemodynamically compromised patients treated with CAS were evaluated with single photon emission computed tomogram (SPECT) in each stage of the treatment. Ten of these 11 patients underwent staged angioplasty and one was treated with single-stage CAS. All the 10 patients who underwent staged angioplasty showed improved cerebral vascular reactivity (CVR) on SPECT after the first stage palliative angioplasty. Only one patient treated with staged angioplasty with 4-week interval before the CAS showed restenosis of the lesion. Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) was not observed in nine of 10 patients with staged angioplasty. One patient of staged angioplasty (who presented restenosis at the time of elective CAS) and another patient in whom we could not apply staged angioplasty (for his renal dysfunction) showed CHS after CAS. In conclusion, restoration of CVR could be achieved within a few days following palliative angioplasty, and 1–2-week interval is enough for staged angioplasty.
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- Hisashi Nagashima
- Clinical Safety and Quality Management Section, University of Toyama Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine.,Department of Neurosurgery, Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine-Nasr city
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Okazaki T, Irie S, Inagaki T, Saito O, Yamashina M, Hayase H, Nakagawa H, Nagahiro S, Saito K. Coloring Technique of Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery. World Neurosurg 2018; 112:e113-e118. [PMID: 29366994 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Superficial temporal artery (STA)-to-middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass is an established surgical technique for achieving revascularization. It is important to select the proper recipient artery of the MCA. Three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3D-CTA) and conventional angiography are useful in the selection process but need contrast agents. The authors have designed a coloring MRA technique that needs no agents to visualize the recipient artery. Retrospective evaluation of the efficacy and limitation for selection of the recipient artery and decision of the place and size of the craniotomy were carried out. METHODS The authors performed the coloring MRA before operation since January 2013. Ninety-two patients underwent STA-MCA bypass for atherosclerotic stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery (ICA), MCA with reference to the coloring MRA. To evaluate the efficacy of coloring MRA, the control group consisted of 75 patients who underwent STA-MCA bypass between January 2012 to November 2013 with reference to 3D-CTA. The size of craniotomy was retrospectively calculated and compared. RESULTS Neither additional craniotomy nor wrong selection of the recipient artery was done in either group. There was no significant difference in size between the 2 groups in both single and double bypass. CONCLUSIONS The coloring MRA technique was not inferior to 3D-CTA with respect to the size of craniotomy. This novel technique was found to be very helpful not only for the virtual identification of the proper recipient artery but also for preoperative simulation such as decisions about length of donor artery, location, and size of craniotomy.
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- Toshiyuki Okazaki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Kojinkai Memorial Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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Akbarian-Tefaghi H, Kalakoti P, Sun H, Sharma K, Thakur JD, Patra DP, Dossani RH, Savardekar A, Notarianni C, Zipfel GJ, Nanda A. Impact of Hospital Caseload and Elective Admission on Outcomes After Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. World Neurosurg 2017; 108:716-728. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sekine T, Takagi R, Amano Y, Murai Y, Orita E, Fukushima Y, Matsumura Y, Kumita SI. 4D Flow MR Imaging of Ophthalmic Artery Flow in Patients with Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis. Magn Reson Med Sci 2017; 17:13-20. [PMID: 28367905 PMCID: PMC5760228 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2016-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose: To assess the clinical feasibility of time-resolved 3D phase contrast (4D Flow) MRI assessment of the ophthalmic artery (OphA) flow in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis (ICS). Materials and Methods: Twenty-one consecutive patients with unilateral ICS were recruited. 4D Flow MRI and acetazolamide-stress brain perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) were performed. The flow direction on the affected-side OphA was categorized into native flow (anterograde or unclear) and non-native flow (retrograde flow) based on 4D Flow MRI. In the affected-side middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory, the ratio of rest cerebral blood flow to normal control (RCBFMCA) and cerebral vascular reserve (CVRMCA) were calculated from SPECT dataset. High-risk patients were defined based on the previous large cohort study (RCBFMCA < 80% and CVRMCA < 10%). Results: Eleven patients had native OphA flow (4 anterograde, 7 unclear) and the remaining 10 had non-native OphA flow. RCBFMCA and CVRMCA each were significantly lower in non-native flow group (84.9 ± 18.9% vs. 69.8 ± 7.3%, P < 0.05; 36.4 ± 20.6% vs. 17.0 ± 15.0%, P < 0.05). Four patients in the non-native flow group and none in the native flow group were confirmed as high-risk (Sensitivity/Specificity, 1.00/0.65). Conclusion: The 6 min standard 4D Flow MRI assessment of OphA in patients with ICS can predict intracranial hemodynamic impairment.
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- Tetsuro Sekine
- Department of Medical Radiology, University Hospital Zurich.,Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School
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Sekine T, Takagi R, Amano Y, Murai Y, Orita E, Matsumura Y, Kumita SI. 4D flow MRI assessment of extracranial-intracranial bypass: qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the hemodynamics. Neuroradiology 2015; 58:237-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-015-1626-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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