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Improved cerebral blood flow and CO2 reactivity after microvascular anastomosis in patients at high risk for recurrent stroke.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1641107     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The medical community has not yet identified cerebrovascular pathophysiological factors that distinguish patients at high risk for stroke or aid in selecting patients for microvascular cerebral bypass. In this study, we describe the courses of 13 patients, all of whom suffered recurrent episodes of transient cerebral ischemia after previous cerebral infarction. These patients underwent regional cerebral blood flow studies using xenon inhalation with a CO2 challenge before and at various times after extracerebral-to-intracerebral microvascular anastomosis. Collateral circulation was assessed in all patients before surgery using four-vessel cerebral angiography. Patients were followed for a mean of 30 months (range, 1-7 yr) after the anastomosis. Measurements of mean cortical cerebral blood flow, as measured using the initial Slope Index, and CO2 cerebrovascular reactivity of these 13 patients were compared with those in a group of 20 patients designed as controls. Hemispheric cortical blood flow was significantly depressed in these patients before surgery compared with those in the control group (P less than 0.05). After the bypass, the mean resting Initial Slope Index in these patients increased 14% (P = 0.0005). Cerebral blood flow both before and after CO2 inhalation improved significantly in these patients after surgery (P = 0.001). Detectors bordering computed tomographic or magnetic resonance image documented infarctions, identified as peri-infarct regions, and demonstrated significant mean increases in both cerebral blood flow (38.8-43.2 ml/min/100 g, P = 0.05) and CO2 cerebrovascular reactivity in these patients after bypass (1.71 + 1.91% to 4.00 + 2.38% change Initial Slope Index/mm Hg CO2, P = 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
D E Anderson; M P McLane; O H Reichman; T C Origitano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurosurgery     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0148-396X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosurgery     Publication Date:  1992 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-09-01     Completed Date:  1992-09-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802914     Medline TA:  Neurosurgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  26-33; discussion 33-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Anastomosis, Surgical / methods*
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Brain / blood supply*
Carbon Dioxide / physiology*
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Cortex / physiology
Cerebral Infarction / physiopathology,  surgery*
Cerebral Revascularization / methods*
Collateral Circulation / physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology*
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Xenon Radioisotopes / diagnostic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Xenon Radioisotopes; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide

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