Long-Term Follow-Up of Anterior Pituitary Deficiency after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Prospective Cohort

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 2405-2414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerival Vieira ◽  
Lucas Alverne Freitas de Albuquerque ◽  
Ariane Bernardes Camilo Castilho de Avellar ◽  
Julio Leonardo Barbosa Pereira ◽  
Marcos Dellaretti ◽  
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Neurosurgery ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1017-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Edner ◽  
Håkan Almqvist

Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical and radiological long-term outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in a defined referral area regarding recurrent SAH and de novo aneurysm formation. METHODS One hundred and two 1-year survivors after aneurysmal SAH, who were treated at the Neurosurgical Clinic, South Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, between 1983 and 1985, were followed for 20 years. Forty-nine surviving patients were reevaluated. Hospital records and death certificates were scrutinized for all 53 nonsurviving patients. Clinical history penetration, Mini Mental Status, Rankin Disability Score, and Barthel Index were used to evaluate the outcome. Computed tomographic angiography was used to investigate the cerebral arteries. RESULTS One hundred and two patients were traced. Fifty-three patients were deceased. One patient had a hospital record of sustaining an aneurysmal SAH from a known but not clipped aneurysm. Three patients had nonaneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage and two sustained traumatic SAH. There were 49 surviving patients. Six refused follow-up. None of these patients had hospital records of intracranial disease. Three of the 43 remaining patients could not be tested. None of the survivors had experienced a new SAH. Aneurysm base remnants were observed in 1% (eight patients, 790 person-years of follow-up) and de novo aneurysms were observed in 0.9% (seven patients, 790 person-years of follow-up). CONCLUSION From this epidemiological survey of patients with aneurysmal SAH, it was found that none of the patients experienced a recurrent subarachnoid bleed from the treated aneurysm during a 20-year follow-up period. Thus, a routine extreme long-term follow-up period is not necessary. De novo aneurysm formation and possible enlargements of aneurysm base remnants were observed in almost 2% of patients per person year and should, therefore, be subject of a routine, long-term follow-up.


Neurology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (22) ◽  
pp. 2229-2237 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Huttunen ◽  
M. I. Kurki ◽  
M. von und zu Fraunberg ◽  
T. Koivisto ◽  
A. Ronkainen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-336
Author(s):  
I. M. Shetova ◽  
V. D. Shtadler ◽  
P. D. Matveev ◽  
V. A. Lukyanchikov ◽  
V. V. Krylov

The influence of the consequences of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage on the human body in the long-term period has been insufficiently studied. Most studies indicate a high risk of developing cognitive impairment. Until now, there is no unified algorithm for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, who need long-term comprehensive rehabilitation and supervision of specialists in various fields.Aim of study. To study the influence of the nature, severity, features of the clinical manifestation of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as the choice of the method of intervention in the acute period of the disease on the long-term results of treatment of aneurysms.Material and methods. In the presented study, the observation group included 74 patients who were operated on in the emergency neurosurgery department of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department from 2013 to 2019 in the acute period of subarachnoid hemorrhage (during the first 14 days after the rupture of the cerebral aneurysm). The average age of patients at the time of surgery was 47 [Me=46; min=27; max=76] years old. The ruptured aneurysm was turned off from the bloodstream by one of the following methods: microsurgical intervention with the application of a clip to the aneurysm neck (50 (67,6%) patients), the simultaneous open intervention of aneurysm clipping, and the formation of an extra-intracranial micro anastomosis from the side of the aneurysm access (8 (10,8%) patients), endovascular exclusion of the cerebral aneurysm from the bloodstream (16 (21,6%) patients). On average, after 2,4 [Me=2,5; min=1; max=6] years, patients were invited for a clinical and neurological examination, which included testing according to the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS), the Bartel Index questionnaire, the Mini-Mental Status Scale (MMSS), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). We analysed the changes in the professional activity and habitual lifestyle of patients, as well as the influence of the most common risk factors: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, on long-term outcomes.Results. In the long-term period of surgical treatment of cerebral aneurysms, on average after 2,4 [Me=2,5; min=1; max=6] years after subarachnoid hemorrhage, 30 (40,5%) patients scored 0 points on the Modified Rankin Scale, 27 (36,5%) patients — 1 point, 6 (8,1%) patients — 2 points, in 6 (8,1%) patients — 3 points, in 4 (5,4%) patients — 4 points and in 1 (1,4%) patient — 5 points. A significant dependence of the degree of disability according to the modified Rankin scale in the long-term period of subarachnoid hemorrhage on the severity of the patient’s condition at discharge from the hospital was revealed according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale (p<0,001). The patient’s age at the time of rupture of the aneurysm independently influenced cognitive functions and the ability to self-care in the long-term period. With an increase in age by 1 year, the score on the short scale of mental status and on the Bartel questionnaire decreased by 0,08 (p=0,03) and by 0,3 (p=0,04), respectively. With the simultaneous presence of intracerebral hemorrhage and the severity of subarachnoid hemorrhage corresponding to grade III according to the Fisher classification, the likelihood of developing anxiety and depressive mental disorders according to the hospital scale of anxiety and depression increased significantly (p><0,01). The development of intracerebral hematoma with aneurysmal hemorrhage contributed to the appearance of hypertension (p><0,05). Conclusion The revealed disorders that persist for several years after the intervention indicate the need for long-term follow-up of patients who underwent intervention for subarachnoid hemorrhage, the development of individual programs for physical and psychological rehabilitation, and clinical examination of persons at high risk. Keywords: subarachnoid hemorrhage, aneurysm, follow-up, low-flow bypass, endovascular intervention>˂ 0,001). The patient’s age at the time of rupture of the aneurysm independently influenced cognitive functions and the ability to self-care in the long-term period. With an increase in age by 1 year, the score on the short scale of mental status and on the Bartel questionnaire decreased by 0,08 (p=0,03) and by 0,3 (p=0,04), respectively. With the simultaneous presence of intracerebral hemorrhage and the severity of subarachnoid hemorrhage corresponding to grade III according to the Fisher classification, the likelihood of developing anxiety and depressive mental disorders according to the hospital scale of anxiety and depression increased significantly (p˂ 0,01). The development of intracerebral hematoma with aneurysmal hemorrhage contributed to the appearance of hypertension (p<0,05). Conclusion The revealed disorders that persist for several years after the intervention indicate the need for long-term follow-up of patients who underwent intervention for subarachnoid hemorrhage, the development of individual programs for physical and psychological rehabilitation, and clinical examination of persons at high risk. Keywords: subarachnoid hemorrhage, aneurysm, follow-up, low-flow bypass, endovascular intervention>˂ 0,01). The development of intracerebral hematoma with aneurysmal hemorrhage contributed to the appearance of hypertension (p˂ 0,05).Conclusion. The revealed disorders that persist for several years after the intervention indicate the need for long-term follow-up of patients who underwent intervention for subarachnoid hemorrhage, the development of individual programs for physical and psychological rehabilitation, and clinical examination of persons at high risk. 


Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 92 (20) ◽  
pp. e2385-e2394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cody L. Nesvick ◽  
Soliman Oushy ◽  
Lorenzo Rinaldo ◽  
Eelco F. Wijdicks ◽  
Giuseppe Lanzino ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo define the in-hospital course, complications, short- and long-term functional outcomes of patients with angiographically negative subarachnoid hemorrhage (anSAH), particularly those with aneurysmal-pattern anSAH (aanSAH).MethodsRetrospective cohort study of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), aanSAH, and perimesencephalic-pattern anSAH (panSAH) treated at a single tertiary referral center between January 2006 and April 2018. Ninety-nine patients with anSAH (33 aanSAH and 66 panSAH) and 464 patients with aSAH were included in this study. Outcomes included symptomatic hydrocephalus requiring CSF drainage, need for ventriculoperitoneal shunt, radiographic vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), radiographic infarction, disability level within 1 year of ictus, and at last clinical follow-up as defined by the modified Rankin Scale.ResultsPatients with aanSAH and panSAH had similar rates of DCI and radiologic infarction, and patients with aanSAH had significantly lower rates compared to aSAH (p ≤ 0.018). Patients with aanSAH were more likely than those with panSAH to require temporary CSF diversion and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (p ≤ 0.03), with similar rates to those seen in aSAH. Only one patient with anSAH died in the hospital. Compared to those with aSAH, patients with aanSAH were significantly less likely to have a poor functional outcome within 1 year of ictus (odds ratio 0.26, 95% confidence interval 0.090–0.75) and at last follow-up (hazard ratio 0.30, 95% confidence interval 0.19–0.49, p = 0.002).ConclusionsDCI is very uncommon in anSAH, but patients with aanSAH have a similar need for short- and long-term CSF diversion to patients with aSAH. Nevertheless, patients with aanSAH have significantly better short- and long-term outcomes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 221 (11) ◽  
pp. 1838-1845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim C Sobhani ◽  
Elyzabeth Avvad-Portari ◽  
Aline C M Nascimento ◽  
Heloisa N Machado ◽  
Daniel S S Lobato ◽  
...  

Abstract Background There are limited data on the natural history of antenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure in twin pregnancies, especially regarding intertwin concordance of prenatal, placental, and infant outcomes. Methods This prospective cohort study included twin pregnancies referred to a single institution from September 2015 to June 2016 with maternal ZIKV. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of maternal, placental, and neonatal samples was performed. Prenatal ultrasounds were completed for each twin, and histomorphologic analysis was performed for each placenta. Abnormal neonatal outcome was defined as abnormal exam and/or abnormal imaging. Two- to three-year follow-up of infants included physical exams, neuroimaging, and Bayley-III developmental assessment. Results Among 244 pregnancies, 4 twin gestations without coinfection were identified. Zika virus infection occurred at 16–33 weeks gestation. Zika virus PCR testing revealed discordance between dichorionic twins, between placentas in a dichorionic pair, between portions of a monochorionic placenta, and between a neonate and its associated placenta. Of the 8 infants, 3 (38%) had an abnormal neonatal outcome. Of 6 infants with long-term follow-up, 3 (50%) have demonstrated ZIKV-related abnormalities. Conclusions Neonatal PCR testing, placental findings, and infant outcomes can be discordant between co-twins with antenatal ZIKV exposure. These findings demonstrate that each twin should be evaluated independently for vertical transmission.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1308-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric S. Nussbaum ◽  
Leslie A. Sebring ◽  
Joseph P. Neglia ◽  
Ray Chu ◽  
Nancy D. Mattsen ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Therapy with intrathecal colloidal gold has been used in the past as an adjunct in the treatment of childhood neoplasms, including medulloblastoma and leukemia. We describe the long-term follow-up period of a series of patients treated with intrathecal colloidal gold and emphasize the high incidence of delayed cerebrovascular complications and their management. METHODS Between 1967 and 1970, 14 children with posterior fossa medulloblastoma underwent treatment at the University of Minnesota. Treatment consisted of surgical resection, external beam radiotherapy, and intrathecal colloidal gold. All patients underwent long-term follow-up periods. RESULTS Of the 14 original patients, 6 died within 2 years of treatment; all experienced persistent or recurrent disease. The eight surviving patients developed significant neurovascular complications 5 to 20 years after treatment. Three patients died as a result of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and five developed ischemic symptoms from severe vasculopathy that resembled moyamoya disease. CONCLUSION Although therapy with colloidal gold resulted in long-term survival in a number of cases of childhood medulloblastoma, our experience suggests that the severe cerebrovascular side effects fail to justify its use. The unique complications associated with colloidal gold therapy, as well as the management of these complications, are presented. We recommend routine screening of any long-term survivors to exclude the presence of an intracranial aneurysm and to document the possibility of moyamoya syndrome.


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