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Kheireddin AS, Pronin IN, Yakovlev SB, Belousova OB, Kaftanov AN, Vinogradov EV. [Pathological tortuosity of intracranial arteries (pure arterial malformation) - diagnosis and management tactics]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2024; 88:14-22. [PMID: 38549406 DOI: 10.17116/neiro20248802114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Tortuosity of intracranial arteries is rare and usually mistaken for arteriovenous malformations. In the world literature, the term «pure arterial malformations» is used to refer to this disease. OBJECTIVE To summarize the experience of the Burdenko Neurosurgery Center on diagnosis of intracranial artery tortuosity, management and treatment of these patients, as well as to review appropriate literature data. MATERIAL AND METHODS Tortuosity of intracranial arteries was detected in 11 patients (8 women and 3 men) aged 7-48 years who underwent outpatient or inpatient examination and treatment at the Burdenko Neurosurgery Center between 2009 and 2022. We analyzed angiographic, clinical and follow-up data of these patients, as well as appropriate literature data. RESULTS According to angiography data, all patients had moderate dilatation, elongation and tortuosity of intracranial arteries without signs of arteriovenous shunting. The most common finding was tortuosity of several segments of internal carotid artery (5 cases). Lesion of PCA, PComA, MCA and ACA was less common. In 7 cases, the walls of the deformed vessels had calcified zones. In two cases, there were saccular aneurysms in the walls of the tortuous vessels. In one case, tortuosity was combined with kinking of the left subclavian artery, in another one - tortuosity of C1 segment of the right ICA. No patient had specific clinical manifestations. The follow-up period was 1-10 years in 7 patients. There were no changes in structure of tortuosity or appearance of new aneurysms. CONCLUSION Tortuosity of intracranial arteries is an extremely rare disease with the highest incidence in young women. This abnormality has no specific clinical manifestations and does not require surgical or conservative treatment. Tortuosity of intracranial arteries should be differentiated from arterial dolichoectasia, fusiform aneurysms and AVMs.
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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Semin KS, Zakharova NE, Eliava SS, Konovalov AN, Kheireddin AS, Kalaeva DB, Batalov AI, Pronin IN. [Magnetic resonance imaging of saccular intracranial aneurysm wall]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2023; 87:55-62. [PMID: 37830469 DOI: 10.17116/neiro20238705155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhage from intracranial aneurysms is associated with high risk of adverse outcomes. In this regard, surgical treatment of unruptured asymptomatic aneurysms has been actively developed in recent decades. One of the objectives is searching for predictors of aneurysm rupture to clarify the indications for surgery. Non-invasive analysis of vascular wall is actively discussed in last years. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the possibilities of MRI of ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysm walls and determine clinical significance of certain morphological patterns. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 111 patients with 158 ruptured and unruptured saccular aneurysms who underwent MRI according to a special protocol between November 2020 and September 2023. We analyzed each aneurysm regarding features of contrast enhancement and changes in SWAN images. After that, we compared these data with ruptures. RESULTS Wall of ruptured and unruptured aneurysms can accumulate contrast agent. We found 5 types of contrast enhancement. Thick-layer contrast enhancement was accompanied by 9.6-fold higher risk of aneurysm rupture compared to aneurysms without contrast enhancement. Dark MR signal from intracranial aneurysm wall in SWAN imaging is a significant sign of rupture. CONCLUSION MRI of the vascular wall is valuable to verify ruptured aneurysms. Unruptured aneurysms can accumulate contrast agent inside the wall, and pattern of accumulation differs from ruptured aneurysms. Morphological analysis is needed to confirm contrast enhancement as a marker of aneurysm rupture.
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- K S Semin
- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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Eliava SS, Belousova OB, Pilipenko YV, Kheireddin AS, Okishev DN, Shehtman OD, Mikeladze KG, Konovalov AN, Abramyan AA, Varyukhina MD, Kurdyumova NV, Tabasaransky TF, Baranich AI, Yakovlev SB. [Surgical treatment of patients with cerebral aneurysms in the acute stage of rupture: dynamics of results during 2006-2018]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2019; 83:5-13. [PMID: 31825370 DOI: 10.17116/neiro2019830515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Treatment of cerebral aneurysms in the acute stage of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SRH) especially on the background of cerebral vasospasm continues to be a difficult task. OBJECTIVE Assessment of dynamics of the surgical treatment results of patients with cerebral aneurysms in acute period of SRH. MATERIAL AND METHODS A comparative analysis of the results of patients' surgical treatment in NMRCN Burdenko about aneurysm in 1-21 days after hemorrhage was made. The following periods were selected: 2006-2014 (343 patients) and 2015-2018 (356 patients). Most patients had microsurgical operations in both periods. The tactics of choosing the surgery time was the main difference between the periods: particularly in 2015-2018 period the surgery was not postponed at patients with severe. RESULTS Analysing the post surgical mortality, it was found that since 2006 there is a consistent trend towards a decrease in the number of patients who died after surgery. When calculating the average post surgical mortality for the studied periods this trend is confirmed - number of lethal cases in 2015-2018 reliably decreased when comparing with 2006-2014 - from 6.8 till 3.2%; p=0.03. At the same time, the number of patients with outcome of vegetative status (from 0.3 till 5%). CONCLUSION The tactics of surgical treatment of patients with cerebral aneurysms in the acute period of SRH regardless of severity of patient's condition and time of hemorrhage did not lead to worse treatment. In contrast, post surgical mortality rates show a consistent decline. We associate this fact with a number of changes that have occurred in the management and treatment of patients. In particular, we have high hopes for developing new approaches to the treatment of vasospasm, which remains the leading cause of lethal cases. More definite conclusions will be made at the end of the treatment analysis of the respective patient groups.
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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Mikeladze KG, Okishev DN, Belousova OB, Konovalov AN, Pilipenko YV, Kheireddin AS, Ageev IS, Shekhtman OD, Kurdyumova NV, Tabasaranskiy TF, Okisheva EA, Eliava SS, Yakovlev SB. [Intra-arterial administration of verapamil for prevention and treatment of cerebral angiospasm after SAH due to cerebral aneurysm rupture]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2018; 82:23-31. [PMID: 30137035 DOI: 10.17116/neiro201882423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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AIM The study purpose was to analyze the efficacy of intra-arterial administration of verapamil (IAV) in the treatment of angiospasm in SAH patients and to determine optimal parameters of the procedure. A number of studies demonstrated the efficacy of intra-arterial administration of vasodilators, in particular verapamil, in the treatment of angiospasm after aneurysmal SAH, which served the basis for inclusion of this method in the recommended protocol for treatment of SAH patients [1-7]. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed the efficacy of IAV in 35 patients in the acute period of SAH, with 77.2% of the patients having a Hunt-Hess score of III-V. The inclusion criteria were as follows: IAV within two weeks after SAH; excluded aneurysm; verapamil dose per administration of at least 15 mg; follow-up for at least three months. Efficacy endpoints were as follows: changes in spasm according to angiography and transcranial dopplerography (TCDG); development of ischemic lesions; clinical outcome according to the modified Rankin scale. RESULTS A total of 76 IAV procedures were performed. The verapamil dose per procedure was 36.7±9.7 mg, on average; the number of procedures varied from 1 to 5. One arterial territory was treated in 12 cases, two arterial territories were treated in 48 cases, and three arterial territories were treated in 15 cases. Typical adverse reactions included decreased blood pressure, a reduced heart rate, and elevated ICP. In all cases, TCDG revealed signs of reduced angiospasm - a 20-40% decrease in the LBFV in the M1 MCA. Four (11.4%) patients died; of these, only one died due to angiospasm progression. On examination at 3 months or more after discharge, favorable outcomes were observed in 74.3% of cases. CONCLUSION IAV is associated with a low risk of significant complications. IAV should be performed under control of systemic hemodynamics and ICP. The indications for IAV include signs of moderate worsening or severe angiospasm according to TCDG and/or angiography. The IAV procedure may be performed every day. Further clarification of the IAV procedure and evaluation of clinical outcomes under prospective study conditions are required.
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Kheireddin AS, Lubnin AY, Kaftanov AN, Akhvlediani KN, Belousova OB, Dmitriev AV, Kuchina OB. [Surgical treatment of a pregnant female with AVM hemorrhage]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2017; 81:88-94. [PMID: 28291219 DOI: 10.17116/neiro201780788-94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hemorrhages from arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in pregnant females are rare, but they are known to lead to high maternal and infant mortality. There are no standards for AVM treatment in pregnant females. Many authors believe that AVM resection before delivery improves the prognosis for life and health of the mother and fetus. In this paper, we present a case of successful surgical treatment of a female patient with AVM hemorrhage at 20 weeks and address management issues of these patients.
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- A S Kheireddin
- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow, Russia
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Kheireddin AS, Filatov YM, Belousova OB, Eliava SS, Sazonov IA, Kaftanov AN, Maryashev SA. [De novo cerebral aneurysms]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2015; 79:75-81. [PMID: 26146046 DOI: 10.17116/neiro201579275-81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To substantiate the reasonability and duration of angiographic follow-up of patients operated on for cerebral aneurysms to rule out de novo aneurysm formation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The results of angiographic examination (cerebral angiography and SCT angiography) of 43 patients with cerebral aneurysms operated on at the Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute in 1995-2012 are analyzed. The follow-up duration varied from 1 to 14 years after surgery (mean duration, 5 years). Patients' age ranged from 14 to 56 years. RESULTS Control angiographic examination showed that de novo aneurysms were formed in 7 (16.2%) patients. A total of 8 de novo aneurysms were detected (in one case there were two aneurysms formed). All aneurysms, both the previously operated and the de novo ones, were located in the anterior part of the circle of Willis. De novo aneurysms were clipped in 5 cases; the cavity of the de novo aneurysm was occluded with spirals in one case. One patient with a small aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery refused surgery. Neither lethal nor unfavorable outcomes were recorded. CONCLUSIONS The patient groups with the high risk of de novo aneurysm formation are as follows: 1) young smokers with hypertension; 2) patients who developed clinical signs of the disease when being young; 3) patients subjected to proximal exclusion of the main artery; and 4) patients with multiple and familial forms of the pathology. Dynamic angiographic follow-up (SCT angiography or magnetic resonance angiography) for 1-3 years is recommended for these patients.
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Eliava SS, Shekhtman OD, Pilipenko YV, Okishev DN, Kheireddin AS, Kisar'ev SA, Kaftanov AN. [Intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence angiography in surgery of brain aneurysms. The first experience with using the technique and literature review]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2015; 79:33-41. [PMID: 25909743 DOI: 10.17116/neiro201579133-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Intraoperative blood flow assessment after aneurysm clipping has become a standard procedure in vascular neurosurgery worldwide. Intraoperative indacyanine green angiography (ICG) has recently been certified in Russia. Fifteen patients with aneurysms operated with ICG control in Burdenko NSI are described in present publication. ICG advantages and weaknesses are discussed along with alternative flow control techniques available now.
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- Sh Sh Eliava
- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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