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Moniruzzaman S, Kaipainen A, Tervonen J, Huttunen J, Jyrkkänen HK, Huuskonen TJ, Rantala S. Long-term outcome of operated Chiari I patients between 2005 and 2020 in Eastern Finland. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024; 166:115. [PMID: 38416251 PMCID: PMC10902000 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-05999-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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PURPOSE The purpose of our study was to examine the long-term outcomes of operated Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1) patients and evaluate whether different duraplasty techniques affected outcome after surgery in Kuopio University Hospital catchment area. METHODS In this retrospective study, a total of 93 patients were diagnosed with CM1 and underwent posterior fossa decompression surgery with or without duraplasty between 2005 and 2020. All patients' medical records were examined for baseline characteristics, surgical details, and long-term follow-up data after operation. RESULTS The mean age of CM1 patients was 25.9 years (SD 19.2 years), with female preponderance 69/93 (73.4%). The mean clinical follow-up time was 26.5 months (SD 33.5 months). The most common presenting symptoms were headache, symptoms of extremities, and paresthesia. Posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty was performed in 87 (93.5%) patients and bony decompression in 6 (6.5%) patients. After surgery, preoperative symptoms alleviated in 84.9% (79/93) and the postoperative syringomyelia regression rate was 89.2% (33/37) of all patients. The postoperative complication rate was 34.4% (32/93), with aseptic meningitis being the most common, 25.8% (24/93). Revision surgery was required in 14% (13/93) of patients. No significant correlation between postoperative outcome and extent of dural decompression, or type of duraplasty performed was found. CONCLUSION This is the largest reported series of surgically treated CM1 patients in Finland. Posterior fossa decompression is an effective procedure for CM1 symptomology. Duraplasty technique had no significant difference in complication rate or long-term outcomes.
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- Samir Moniruzzaman
- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Kotikoski S, Paavola J, Nurmonen HJ, Kärkkäinen V, Huuskonen TJ, Huttunen J, Koivisto T, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Jääskeläinen JE, Lindgren AE. Prevalence of pre-eclampsia in 265 patients with an intracranial aneurysm, 393 female relatives versus a control cohort: A case-control study. Eur J Neurol 2024; 31:e16113. [PMID: 37889887 DOI: 10.1111/ene.16113] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is emerging evidence on the connection between pre-eclampsia and saccular intracranial aneurysms (sIAs). Our aim was to study the prevalence of pre-eclampsia in sIA patients, their female relatives, and matched controls, and to examine familial sIA disease and familial pre-eclampsia in sIA patients' families. METHODS We included all female sIA patients in the Kuopio Intracranial Aneurysm Patient and Family Database from 1995 to 2018. First, we identified the sIA patients, their female relatives, and matched population controls with the first birth in 1987 or later and studied the prevalence of pre-eclampsia. Second, all female sIA patients and all female relatives were analyzed for familial sIA disease and familial pre-eclampsia. Using the Finnish nationwide health registries, we obtained data on drug purchases, hospital diagnoses, and causes of death. RESULTS In total, 265 sIA patients, 57 daughters, 167 sisters, 169 nieces, and 546 matched controls had the first birth in 1987 or later. Among them, 29 (11%) sIA patients, 5 (9%) daughters, 10 (6%) sisters, 10 (6%) nieces, and 32 (6%) controls had pre-eclampsia. Of all the 1895 female sIA patients and 12,141 female relatives, 68 sIA patients and 375 relatives had pre-eclampsia, including 32 families with familial pre-eclampsia. CONCLUSIONS Pre-eclampsia was significantly more common in the sIA patients than in their matched controls. Familial sIA disease and familial pre-eclampsia co-occurred in seven families. Further studies of the mechanisms by which pre-eclampsia could affect the walls of brain arteries and increase the rupture risk in sIA disease are indicated.
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- Satu Kotikoski
- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Autio AH, Paavola J, Tervonen J, Lång M, Elomaa AP, Huuskonen TJ, Huttunen J, Kärkkäinen V, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Lindgren AE, Koivisto T, Kurola J, Jääskeläinen JE, Kämäräinen OP. Acute evacuation of 54 intracerebral hematomas (aICH) during the microsurgical clipping of a ruptured middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysm-illustration of the individual clinical courses and outcomes with a serial brain CT/MRI panel until 12 months. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024; 166:17. [PMID: 38231317 PMCID: PMC10794262 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-05902-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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PURPOSE In aneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage (aICH), our review showed the lack of the patient's individual (i) timeline panels and (ii) serial brain CT/MRI slice panels through the aICH evacuation and neurointensive care until the final brain tissue outcome. METHODS Our retrospective cohort consists of 54 consecutive aICH patients from a defined population who acutely underwent the clipping of a middle cerebral artery bifurcation saccular aneurysm (Mbif sIA) with the aICH evacuation at Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) from 2010 to 2019. We constructed the patient's individual timeline panels since the emergency call and serial brain CT/MRI slice panels through the aICH evacuation and neurointensive care until the final brain tissue outcome. The patients were indicated by numbers (1.-54.) in the pseudonymized panels, tables, results, and discussion. RESULTS The aICH volumes on KUH admission (median 46 cm3) plotted against the time from the emergency call to the evacuation (median 8 hours) associated significantly with the rebleeds (n=25) and the deaths (n=12). The serial CT/MRI slice panels illustrated the aICHs, intraventricular hemorrhages (aIVHs), residuals after the aICH evacuations, perihematomal edema (PHE), delayed cerebral injury (DCI), and in the 42 survivors, the clinical outcome (mRS) and the brain tissue outcome. CONCLUSIONS Regarding aICH evacuations, serial brain CT/MRI panels present more information than words, figures, and graphs. Re-bleeds associated with larger aICH volumes and worse outcomes. Swift logistics until the sIA occlusion with aICH evacuation is required, also in duty hours and weekends. Intraoperative CT is needed to illustrate the degree of aICH evacuation. PHE may evoke uncontrollable intracranial pressure (ICP) in spite of the acute aICH volume reduction.
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- Anniina H Autio
- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neurointensive Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Center for Prehospital Emergency Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Autio AH, Paavola J, Tervonen J, Lång M, Huuskonen TJ, Huttunen J, Kärkkäinen V, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Lindgren AE, Koivisto T, Kurola J, Jääskeläinen JE, Kämäräinen OP. Should individual timeline and serial CT/MRI panels of all patients be presented in acute brain insult cohorts? A pilot study of 45 patients with decompressive craniectomy after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2023; 165:3299-3323. [PMID: 36715752 PMCID: PMC10624760 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05473-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Our review of acute brain insult articles indicated that the patients' individual (i) timeline panels with the defined time points since the emergency call and (ii) serial brain CT/MRI slice panels through the neurointensive care until death or final brain tissue outcome at 12 months or later are not presented. METHODS We retrospectively constructed such panels for the 45 aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients with a secondary decompressive craniectomy (DC) after the acute admission to neurointensive care at Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) from a defined population from 2005 to 2018. The patients were indicated by numbers (1.-45.) in the pseudonymized panels, tables, results, and discussion. The timelines contained up to ten defined time points on a logarithmic time axis until death ([Formula: see text]; 56%) or 3 years ([Formula: see text]; 44%). The brain CT/MRI panels contained a representative slice from the following time points: SAH diagnosis, after aneurysm closure, after DC, at about 12 months (20 survivors). RESULTS The timelines indicated re-bleeds and allowed to compare the times elapsed between any two time points, in terms of workflow swiftness. The serial CT/MRI slices illustrated the presence and course of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), perihematomal edema, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), hydrocephalus, delayed brain injury, and, in the 20 (44%) survivors, the brain tissue outcome. CONCLUSIONS The pseudonymized timeline panels and serial brain imaging panels, indicating the patients by numbers, allowed the presentation and comparison of individual clinical courses. An obvious application would be the quality control in acute or elective medicine for timely and equal access to clinical care.
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- Anniina H Autio
- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neurointensive Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Center for Prehospital Emergency Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 100, 70029, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Räisänen S, Huttunen J, Huuskonen TJ, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Koivisto T, Jääskeläinen JE, Lindgren A, Frösen J. Risk factor management matters more than pharmaceutical cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in the prevention of de novo intracranial aneurysms. Eur J Neurol 2022; 29:2734-2743. [PMID: 35678735 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15442] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pathophysiological studies of saccular intracranial aneurysm (sIA) disease have shown that inflammation plays a crucial role in sIA development. Pharmaceutical inhibition of COX-2-PGE2-NF-κB signaling (COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; PGE2, prostaglandin E2; NF-κB, nuclear factor κB) has been shown in animal models to inhibit sIA formation and progression suggesting that use of medication inhibiting COX-2 could reduce intracranial aneurysm formation also in patients. METHODS The impact of COX-2 inhibition on de novo sIA formation was studied in two cohorts: in a previously described angiographically followed cohort of 1419 sIA patients and in a cohort of 117 sIA patients treated with stenting or stent-assisted embolization. Patients were identified from our population-based Kuopio Intracranial Aneurysm Database. Data on the use of anti-inflammatory medications and hospital diagnoses were obtained from national registries. Risk factors were identified by univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS De novo sIA patients were younger and more often smokers. Use of COX-2 selective inhibitors or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs did not significantly reduce de novo sIA formation, but the percentage of patients with de novo sIA formation was smaller in patients with prescribed regular acetylsalicylic acid medication (1.1% vs. 3.6%). In the multivariate analysis, however, neither acetylsalicylic acid use nor other type of pharmaceutical inhibition of COX-2 reduced the formation of de novo sIAs. The risk was mostly affected by age, smoking history and irregular usage of antihypertensive medication regardless of used COX-2 inhibition level. CONCLUSION For the prevention of de novo sIA formation, risk factor management with focus on cessation of smoking and treating hypertension adequately seems more important than pharmaceutical COX-2 inhibition.
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- Sari Räisänen
- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Hemorrhagic Brain Pathology Research Group, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery at Neurocenter, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Hemorrhagic Brain Pathology Research Group, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Hemorrhagic Brain Pathology Research Group, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Faculty of Medicine and Medical Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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Räisänen S, Huttunen J, Huuskonen TJ, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Koivisto T, Jääskeläinen JE, Frösen J, Lindgren A. Use of antihypertensive medication and formation of de novo intracranial aneurysms. Eur J Neurol 2022; 29:2708-2715. [PMID: 35652754 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15430] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is a risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage and is also considered a risk factor for saccular intracranial aneurysm (sIA) formation. However, there is little direct evidence that antihypertensive medication would reduce sIA formation. METHODS We studied the impact of antihypertensive medication on de novo sIA formation in an angiographically followed cohort of 1419 patients. Patients were identified from our population-based Kuopio Intracranial Aneurysm Database, and data of the purchases of antihypertensive medication was obtained from a national registry. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to investigate the risk factors. RESULTS Of the 966 sIA patients that were prescribed with antihypertensive medication, 841 patients used the medication regularly, 20 of them had de novo sIA. 125 patients used the medication irregularly and 12 of them developed de novo sIAs. 453 patients didn't use antihypertensive medication even though 27 of them had diagnosis of hypertension, and 10 of them developed de novo sIAs. In the multivariate analysis antihypertensive medication didn't significantly reduce de novo sIA formation (HR 1.60, 95% Cl 0.84-3.06). Age at primary diagnosis (HR 0.95, 95% Cl 0.93-0.98) and smoking history (HR 5.53, 95% Cl 2.77-11.05) were significant risk factors for de novo sIA formation. Also, irregular usage of antihypertensive medication was a significant risk factor (HR 3.84, 95% Cl 1.59-9.29) for de novo sIA formation. CONCLUSIONS Antihypertensive agents were not associated with a reduction of de novo sIA formation, but irregular use of antihypertensive agents was associated with an increased risk of de novo sIA formation.
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- Sari Räisänen
- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Hemorrhagic Brain Pathology Research Group, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Hemorrhagic Brain Pathology Research Group, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital.,Faculty of Medicine and Medical Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Kaipainen AL, Martoma E, Puustinen T, Tervonen J, Jyrkkänen HK, Paterno JJ, Kotkansalo A, Rantala S, Vanhanen U, Leinonen V, Lehto SM, Iso-Mustajärvi M, Elomaa AP, Qvarlander S, Huuskonen TJ. Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a literature review and validation of contemporary findings. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021; 163:3353-3368. [PMID: 34453214 PMCID: PMC8599224 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-04940-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare disease of unknown aetiology related possibly to disturbed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics and characterised by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) causing optic nerve atrophy if not timely treated. We studied CSF dynamics of the IIH patients based on the available literature and our well-defined cohort. METHOD A literature review was performed from PubMed between 1980 and 2020 in compliance with the PRISMA guideline. Our study includes 59 patients with clinical, demographical, neuro-ophthalmological, radiological, outcome data, and lumbar CSF pressure measurements for suspicion of IIH; 39 patients had verified IIH while 20 patients did not according to Friedman's criteria, hence referred to as symptomatic controls. RESULTS The literature review yielded 19 suitable studies; 452 IIH patients and 264 controls had undergone intraventricular or lumbar CSF pressure measurements. In our study, the mean CSF pressure, pulse amplitudes, power of respiratory waves (RESP), and the pressure constant (P0) were higher in IIH than symptomatic controls (p < 0.01). The mean CSF pressure was higher in IIH patients with psychiatric comorbidity than without (p < 0.05). In IIH patients without acetazolamide treatment, the RAP index and power of slow waves were also higher (p < 0.05). IIH patients with excess CSF around the optic nerves had lower relative pulse pressure coefficient (RPPC) and RESP than those without (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our literature review revealed increased CSF pressure, resistance to CSF outflow and sagittal sinus pressure (SSP) as key findings in IIH. Our study confirmed significantly higher lumbar CSF pressure and increased CSF pressure waves and RAP index in IIH when excluding patients with acetazolamide treatment. In overall, the findings reflect decreased craniospinal compliance and potentially depleted cerebral autoregulation resulting from the increased CSF pressure in IIH. The increased slow waves in patients without acetazolamide may indicate issues in autoregulation, while increased P0 could reflect the increased SSP.
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- Aku L Kaipainen
- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine / Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Opthalmology KUH, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- R&D department, Division of Mental Health Services, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Eastern Finland Microsurgery Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Neurosurgery KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Tervonen J, Adams H, Lindgren A, Elomaa AP, Kämäräinen OP, Kärkkäinen V, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Huttunen J, Koivisto T, Jääskeläinen JE, Leinonen V, Huuskonen TJ. Shunt performance in 349 patients with hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021; 163:2703-2714. [PMID: 34169389 PMCID: PMC8437876 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-04877-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Background Shunt-dependent hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a common sequelae leading to poorer neurological outcomes and predisposing to various complications. Methods A total of 2191 consecutive patients with aSAH were acutely admitted to the Neurointensive Care at the Kuopio University Hospital between 1990 and 2018 from a defined population. A total of 349 (16%) aSAH patients received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, 101 with an adjustable valve (2012–2018), 232 with a fixed pressure valve (1990–2011), and 16 a valveless shunt (2010–2013). Clinical timelines were reconstructed from the hospital records and nationwide registries until death (n = 120) or June 2019. Results Comparing the adjustable valves vs. the fixed pressure valves vs. the valveless shunts, intraventricular hemorrhage was present in 61%, 44% and 100%, respectively. The median times to the shunt were 7 days vs. 38 days vs. 10 days. The rates of the first revision were 25% vs. 32% vs. 69%. The causes included infection in 11% vs. 7% vs. 25% and overdrainage in 1% vs. 4% vs. 31%. The valveless shunt was the only independent risk factor (HR 2.9) for revision. After the first revision, more revisions were required in 48% vs. 52% vs. 45%. Conclusions The protocol to shunt evolved over time to favor earlier shunt. In post-aSAH hydrocephalus, adjustable valve shunts, without anti-siphon device, can be installed at an early phase after aSAH, in spite of intraventricular blood, with a modest risk (25%) of revision. Valveless shunts are not recommendable due to high risk of revisions.
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- Joona Tervonen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery of KUH NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Kotikoski S, Kurtelius A, Nurmonen HJ, Paavola J, Kärkkäinen V, Huuskonen TJ, Huttunen J, Koivisto T, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Jääskeläinen JE, Lindgren AE. Pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders in patients with intracranial aneurysms: A case-control study. Eur J Neurol 2021; 29:199-207. [PMID: 34570429 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15125] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension (HT), chronic HT, and gestational diabetes during pregnancy in a defined population of patients with saccular intracranial aneurysms (sIAs). METHODS We included all patients with sIA, first admitted to the Neurosurgery Department of Kuopio University Hospital from its defined catchment population between 1990 and 2015, who had given birth for the first time in 1990 or later. The patients' medical records were reviewed, and clinical data were linked with prescription drug usage, hospital diagnoses and causes of death, obtained from nationwide registries. The prevalences of pre-eclampsia, other hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes in patients were compared with a matched control population (n = 324). In addition, the characteristics of sIA disease in patients with pre-eclampsia were compared to those of sIA patients without pre-eclampsia. RESULTS A total of 169 patients with sIA fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Of these, 22 (13%) had pre-eclampsia and 32 (19%) had other hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. In 324 matched controls who had given birth, the prevalence of pre-eclampsia was 5% (n = 15) and other hypertensive disorders were diagnosed in 10% (n = 34). There was no significant difference in prevalence of gestational diabetes (12% vs. 11%). Patients with sIA with pre-eclampsia more frequently had irregularly shaped aneurysms (p = 0·003). CONCLUSIONS Pre-eclampsia was significantly more frequent in patients with sIA than in their population controls. Irregularly shaped aneurysms were more frequent in sIA patients with pre-eclampsia. Further studies are required to determine whether history of pre-eclampsia may indicate an elevated risk for sIA formation or rupture.
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- Satu Kotikoski
- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Neurosurgery of NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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