Pretruncal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and High Cerebral Blood Flow Velocities With Bevacizumab Therapy

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo ◽  
Marlene Alonso-Juárez ◽  
Irving Salas
2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 582-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Jarus-Dziedzic ◽  
Henryk Juniewicz ◽  
Jerzy Wroñski ◽  
Wojciech Leslaw Zub ◽  
Ekkehard Kasper ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lionel Calviere ◽  
Nathalie Nasr ◽  
Catherine Arnaud ◽  
Marek Czosnyka ◽  
Alain Viguier ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Martin ◽  
Eva Plank ◽  
Bernhard Ulm ◽  
Jens Gempt ◽  
Maria Wostrack ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The implication of the steroids estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has not been comprehensively assessed. In rodents, studies suggested beneficial effects of steroids on cerebral vasospasm after experimental SAH. Studies in humans are warranted, however, a general dilemma of human studies on neuroactive substances is that the brain is not directly accessible and that concentrations in the periphery may not adequately parallel concentrations in the central compartments. In the present study, concentrations of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with aSAH were determined. Blood flow velocities in cerebral arteries were measured by transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlations between the cerebral blood flow velocities and levels of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in CSF and serum. Results Samples of serum and CSF of 42 patients with aSAH were collected concomitantly daily or every other day via the arterial line and the external ventricular drainage for two weeks after the hemorrhage. Blood flow velocities in the cerebral arteries were determined by TCD. Total estradiol, progesterone and testosterone concentrations were measured by electro-chemiluminescence immunoassay. The strength of correlation was assessed by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. The correlation analysis revealed very weak correlations between cerebral blood flow velocities and concentrations of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone levels in both compartments with correlation coefficients below 0.2. Conclusions In humans with aSAH, merely very weak correlations between flow velocities in cerebral arteries and concentrations of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in serum and CSF were demonstrated. These results suggest a limited influence of the respective steroids on cerebral vascular tone although vasodilatory effects were described in rodent studies. Thus, the implication of steroids in processes of neurological deterioration warrants further clarification.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Martin ◽  
Eva Plank ◽  
Bernhard Ulm ◽  
Jens Gempt ◽  
Maria Wostrack ◽  
...  

Abstract Background:The implication of the steroids estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has not been comprehensively assessed. In rodents, studies suggested beneficial effects of steroids on cerebral vasospasm after experimental SAH. Studies in humans are warranted, however, a general dilemma of human studies on neuroactive substances is that the brain is not directly accessible and that concentrations in the periphery may not adequately parallel concentrations in the central compartments. In the present study, concentrations of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with aSAH were determined. Blood flow velocities in cerebral arteries were measured by transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlations between the cerebral blood flow velocities and levels of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in CSF and serum.Results:Samples of serum and CSF of 42 patients with aSAH were collected concomitantly daily or every other day via the arterial line and the external ventricular drainage for two weeks after the hemorrhage. Blood flow velocities in the cerebral arteries were determined by TCD. Total estradiol, progesterone and testosterone concentrations were measured by electro-chemiluminescence immunoassay. The strength of correlation was assessed by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. The correlation analysis revealed very weak correlations between cerebral blood flow velocities and concentrations of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone levels in both compartments with correlation coefficients below 0.2.Conclusions:In humans with aSAH, merely very weak correlations between flow velocities of cerebral arteries and concentrations of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in serum and CSF were demonstrated. The relevance of steroids on cerebral vasospasm in humans remains unclear although beneficial effects were described in rodent studies. Pathways leading to neurological deterioration linked and unlinked to cerebral vasospasm remain complex and possibly interrelated. Thus, the implication of steroids in cerebral vasospasm or other processes of neurological deterioration warrants further clarification.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Werner ◽  
Neval Kapan ◽  
Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso

The present study explored modulations in cerebral blood flow and systemic hemodynamics during the execution of a mental calculation task in 41 healthy subjects. Time course and lateralization of blood flow velocities in the medial cerebral arteries of both hemispheres were assessed using functional transcranial Doppler sonography. Indices of systemic hemodynamics were obtained using continuous blood pressure recordings. Doppler sonography revealed a biphasic left dominant rise in cerebral blood flow velocities during task execution. Systemic blood pressure increased, whereas heart period, heart period variability, and baroreflex sensitivity declined. Blood pressure and heart period proved predictive of the magnitude of the cerebral blood flow response, particularly of its initial component. Various physiological mechanisms may be assumed to be involved in cardiovascular adjustment to cognitive demands. While specific contributions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems may account for the observed pattern of systemic hemodynamics, flow metabolism coupling, fast neurogenic vasodilation, and cerebral autoregulation may be involved in mediating cerebral blood flow modulations. Furthermore, during conditions of high cardiovascular reactivity, systemic hemodynamic changes exert a marked influence on cerebral blood perfusion.


Cephalalgia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 927-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Ji Lee ◽  
Min Kyung Chu ◽  
Hanna Choi ◽  
Hyun Ah Choi ◽  
Chungbin Lee ◽  
...  

Objective To assess longitudinal changes in cerebral blood flow velocities (ΔCBFVs) according to the clinical course of migraine. Methods We retrospectively included migraine patients with two or more attacks per month at baseline who were followed up within 2 years with transcranial Doppler in a tertiary headache clinic. ΔCBFVs were analyzed in relation to clinical courses, defined as remission (0–1 headache days/month), persistence (2–14/month), or progression (≥15/month) in episodic migraine (EM), and conversion to EM (<15/month) and persistence (≥15/month) in chronic migraine (CM). Results A total of 166 patients (90 EM and 76 CM) were included. In EM, the remission group ( n = 30) showed a decrease in CBFV in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and the basilar artery (BA). The progression group ( n = 10) showed increasing CBFVs in the bilateral MCAs. Patients with the persistence course ( n = 50) showed generally unchanged CBFVs. In CM, ΔCBFVs decreased in the BA and increased in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) after conversion to EM ( n = 61), whereas they remained unchanged in the persistence group ( n = 15). In all patients, % change in headache days was positively correlated with the %ΔCBFVs of the bilateral MCAs and the BA. Conclusions CBFV changes are associated with the different clinical courses of migraine. The association is more prominent in EM than CM.


2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle E Forster ◽  
Emmanuel Koumoundouros ◽  
Virginia Saxton ◽  
Gabrielle Fedai ◽  
James Holberton

SLEEP ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Hajak ◽  
Jürgen Klingelhöfer ◽  
Maria Schulz-Varszegi ◽  
Gernot Matzander ◽  
Dirk Sander ◽  
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