| Regional cerebral blood flow in peritumoral brain edema during dexamethasone treatment: a xenon-enhanced computed tomographic study. | |
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PMID: 9696075 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Regional cerebral flood flow (rCBF) in peritumoral brain edema is assumed to be decreased because of increased interstitial pressure. Impaired blood flow might lead to local hypoxia, altered metabolism, and disturbed ion homeostasis, thus causing neurological sequelae. Steroid treatment is thought to positively influence the sequelae of brain edema. We aimed to determine the rCBF in peritumoral edema in humans receiving dexamethasone treatment and the relationship of rCBF to global CBF. METHODS: We measured rCBF in 11 patients with untreated anaplastic gliomas or glioblastomas that were World Health Organization Grade III or IV restricted to one hemisphere with significant peritumoral edema who were receiving a standard dose of dexamethasone. rCBF was determined using stable xenon-enhanced computed tomography in a stereotactic frame. Edema was defined both by means of actual histology (stereotactic biopsies) and by imaging criteria. RESULTS: rCBF in peritumoral edema was decreased by 32% as compared with contralateral normal white matter. In each patient, this reduction was linearly related to blood flow in nonaffected white matter and cortex. The flow ratio in the different compartments was 1 (edema):1.5 (contralateral white matter):2.7 (contralateral cortex). Absolute perfusion values in contralateral cortex (means +/- standard deviations) (29.9+/-7.1 ml/100 g/min) and contralateral white matter (16.1+/-3.7 ml/100 g/min) were significantly decreased as well. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated that rCBF in peritumoral brain edema during steroid treatment is still decreased and is in a range in which it may cause neurological sequelae. Also, global CBF was decreased in all patients. |
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P F Behrens; C B Ostertag; P C Warnke |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Neurosurgery Volume: 43 ISSN: 0148-396X ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurgery Publication Date: 1998 Aug |
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Created Date: 1998-11-24 Completed Date: 1998-11-24 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802914 Medline TA: Neurosurgery Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-40; discussion 240-1 Citation Subset: IM |
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Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg, Germany. |
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Adult Aged Anti-Inflammatory Agents / adverse effects, therapeutic use* Blood Flow Velocity / drug effects Brain / blood supply* Brain Edema / drug therapy*, radiography Cerebral Cortex / blood supply Contrast Media* Dexamethasone / adverse effects, therapeutic use* Dominance, Cerebral / drug effects Female Glioblastoma / drug therapy*, radiography Glioma / drug therapy*, radiography Humans Intracranial Pressure / drug effects Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neurologic Examination / drug effects Regional Blood Flow / drug effects Supratentorial Neoplasms / drug therapy*, radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed* Xenon / diagnostic use* |
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0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents; 0/Contrast Media; 50-02-2/Dexamethasone; 7440-63-3/Xenon |
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