| Developmental changes of cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism in children. | |
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PMID: 10369366 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Normal values for cerebral blood flow (CBF) and metabolism in adults are well established, but not for children. Our goal, therefore, was to clarify functional developmental changes of the brain in children in relation to CBF and oxygen metabolism. METHODS: We measured regional CBF (rCBF), regional cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen (rCMRO2), and regional oxygen extraction fraction (rOEF), using positron emission tomography (PET). We performed 30 PET studies in 24 children ages 10 days to 16 years (nine boys, 15 girls), using a steady inhalation method with C(15)O2, (15)O2, and 15CO in order to measure rCBF, rCMRO2, and rOEF, respectively. Regions of interest were set in the primary cerebral areas (sensorimotor, visual, temporal, and parietal cortex), cerebral association areas (frontal and visual association), basal ganglia (lenticular and thalamus), and posterior fossa (brain stem and cerebellar cortex). Subjects were grouped by age (< 1, 1 to < 3, 3 to < 8, and > or = 8 years), and the absolute values of the parameters were compared with those obtained from 10 healthy adults. RESULTS: rCBF and rCMRO2 were lower in the neonatal period than in older children and adults, and increased significantly during early childhood. rCBF was higher as compared with adults, peaking around age 7, whereas rCMRO2 was relatively high, with the last area to increase being the frontal association cortex. Both rCBF and rCMRO2 reached adult values during adolescence. No difference in rCBF was observed between the basal ganglia and the primary cerebral cortex; however, it was prominent in the occipital lobe in every age bracket. No significant changes in rOEF were found during childhood. CONCLUSION: The dynamic changes of rCBF and rCMRO2 observed in children probably reflect the physiologic developmental state within anatomic areas of the brain. |
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Authors:
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T Takahashi; R Shirane; S Sato; T Yoshimoto |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Volume: 20 ISSN: 0195-6108 ISO Abbreviation: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Publication Date: 1999 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-07-27 Completed Date: 1999-07-27 Revised Date: 2008-02-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003708 Medline TA: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 917-22 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. |
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Adolescent Aging / physiology* Brain / growth & development, metabolism*, radionuclide imaging Cerebrovascular Circulation* Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Oxygen / metabolism* Tomography, Emission-Computed |
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7782-44-7/Oxygen |
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