Changes on Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation Are Associated with Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Author(s):  
S. Ortega-Gutierrez ◽  
E. A. Samaniego ◽  
A. Reccius ◽  
A. Huang ◽  
B. Zheng-Lin ◽  
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Neurology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (Meeting Abstracts 1) ◽  
pp. P06.257-P06.257
Author(s):  
S. Ortega-Gutierrez ◽  
N. Petersen ◽  
A. Reccius ◽  
A. Huang ◽  
G. Linares-Tapia ◽  
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Stroke ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Reddy ◽  
Fadar Otite ◽  
Ajit Puri ◽  
Amir Zamani ◽  
Jorge Serrador ◽  
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Introduction: We have previously shown that early impairments in dynamic cerebral autoregulation are strongly associated with subsequent development of angiographic cerebral vasospasm. While angiographic cerebral vasospasm is associated with delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), the relationship between cerebral autoregulation and DCI has not been previously investigated. Our study is designed to specifically test the relationship between early changes in dynamic cerebral autoregulation and subsequent development of DCI. Methods: Thirty-nine consecutive patients with acute non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and adequate transcranial Doppler windows, presenting within 24 hours of symptom onset, have been prospectively studied so far. Daily 5-minute measures of continuous beat-to-beat bilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) flow velocity and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) recordings were obtained on days 1-10. Transfer function analysis of spontaneous MAP and MCA mean flow velocity (MFV) oscillations were performed in the very low (0.03-0.07 Hz), low (0.07-0.15 Hz), and high (0.15-0.3 Hz) frequency ranges. Non contrast head CTs were reviewed by a neurologist and neuroradiologist blinded to the autoregulatory and angiographic data. Infarctions present within 6 weeks after SAH, which could not be attributed to instrumentation or peri-op strokes, were identified as DCI. Results: Patients with DCI had significantly higher Hunt and Hess (H&H) scores (median=4 vs 3, p<0.0001) compared to those without DCI. There was no difference in MAP (p=0.746), right MCA (p=0.8327)) or left MCA MFV (p=0.4278) between patients with and without DCI across all time points. Patients with DCI had a lower transfer function phase in the very low frequency (autoregulatory frequency) range. Subgroup analysis of patients with H&H scores ≥3 (N=14) showed that those with DCI had significantly lower phases on day 3 compared to those without DCI (-13±80 vs. 63±26, p=0.048). Conclusion: Our preliminary data show that dynamic cerebral autoregulation, as measured by transfer function phase in the autoregulatory frequency range, is significantly impaired in the early days after SAH and that this early impairment is associated with the development of DCI. We are continuing to collect data on additional patients with SAH to confirm our findings in a larger cohort. Impairments in dynamic cerebral in the early days post SAH may be reliable predictors for identifying patients at higher risk of delayed cerebral ischemia.


Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 820
Author(s):  
Keshav Jayaraman ◽  
Meizi Liu ◽  
Gregory J. Zipfel ◽  
Umeshkumar Athiraman

Numerous studies have demonstrated the ability of isoflurane conditioning to provide multifaceted protection against aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)-associated delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI); however, preclinical studies have not yet examined whether other commonly used inhalational anesthetics in neurological patients such as sevoflurane or desflurane are also protective against SAH-induced neurovascular deficits. We therefore sought to identify the potential for sevoflurane and desflurane conditioning to protect against DCI in an endovascular perforation mouse model of SAH. Neurological function was assessed daily via neuroscore. Large artery vasospasm and microvessel thrombosis were assessed three days after SAH or sham surgery. Four groups were examined: Sham, SAH + room air, SAH + 2% Sevoflurane, and SAH + 6% Desflurane. For the SAH groups, one hour after surgery, mice received 2% sevoflurane, 6% desflurane, or room air for one hour. We found that conditioning with sevoflurane or desflurane attenuated large artery vasospasm, reduced microvessel thrombosis, and improved neurologic function. Given their frequent clinical use and strong safety profile in patients (including those with SAH), these data strongly support further studies to validate these findings in preclinical and clinical studies and to elucidate the mechanisms by which these agents might be acting.


Author(s):  
Claudia Ditz ◽  
Björn Machner ◽  
Hannes Schacht ◽  
Alexander Neumann ◽  
Peter Schramm ◽  
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AbstractPlatelet activation has been postulated to be involved in the pathogenesis of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The aim of this study was to investigate potentially beneficial effects of antiplatelet therapy (APT) on angiographic CVS, DCI-related infarction and functional outcome in endovascularly treated aSAH patients. Retrospective single-center analysis of aSAH patients treated by endovascular aneurysm obliteration. Based on the post-interventional medical regime, patients were assigned to either an APT group or a control group not receiving APT. A subgroup analysis separately investigated those APT patients with aspirin monotherapy (MAPT) and those receiving dual treatment (aspirin plus clopidogrel, DAPT). Clinical and radiological characteristics were compared between groups. Possible predictors for angiographic CVS, DCI-related infarction, and an unfavorable functional outcome (modified Rankin scale ≥ 3) were analyzed. Of 160 patients, 85 (53%) had received APT (n = 29 MAPT, n = 56 DAPT). APT was independently associated with a lower incidence of an unfavorable functional outcome (OR 0.40 [0.19–0.87], P = 0.021) after 3 months. APT did not reduce the incidence of angiographic CVS or DCI-related infarction. The pattern of angiographic CVS or DCI-related infarction as well as the rate of intracranial hemorrhage did not differ between groups. However, the lesion volume of DCI-related infarctions was significantly reduced in the DAPT subgroup (P = 0.011). Post-interventional APT in endovascularly treated aSAH patients is associated with better functional outcome at 3 months. The beneficial effect of APT might be mediated by reduction of the size of DCI-related infarctions.


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