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Controlled Cortical Impact Model for Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: August 5, 2014
The Cerebrovascular Resistance in Combined Traumatic Brain Injury with Intracranial Hematomas
Alex O Trofimov1,2, George Kalentyev3, Oleg Voennov3
1Department of Neurosurgery, Nizhniy Novgorod State Medical Academy, 1, Minin Sq., Nizhniy Novgorod, 603950, Russia. alexeytrofimov1975@gmail.com.
Objective:
The aim was to evaluate changes in cerebrovascular resistance (CVR) in combined traumatic brain injury (CTBI) in groups with and without intracranial hematomas (IH).
Materials And Methods:
Treatment outcomes in 70 patients with CTBI (42 males and 28 females) were studied. Mean age was 35.5 ± 14.8 years (range, 15-73). The patients were divided into two groups: group 1 included 34 CTBI patients without hematomas; group 2 comprised 36 patients with CTBI and IH. The severity according to the Glasgow Coma Scale averaged 10.4 ± 2.6 in group 1, and 10.6 ± 2.8 in group 2. All patients underwent perfusion computed tomography (CT) and transcranial Doppler of both middle cerebral arteries. Cerebral perfusion pressure and CVR were calculated.
Results:
The mean CVR values in each group (both with and without hematomas) appeared to be statistically significantly higher than the mean normal value. Intergroup comparison of CVR values showed statistically significant increase in the CVR level in group 2 on the side of the removed hematoma (р = 0.037). CVR in the perifocal zone of the removed hematoma remained significantly higher compared with the symmetrical zone in the contralateral hemisphere (p = 0.0009).
Conclusion:
CVR in patients with CTBI is significantly increased compared to the normal value and remains elevated after evacuation of hematoma in the perifocal zone compared to the symmetrical zone in the contralateral hemisphere. This is indicative of certain correlation between the mechanisms of cerebral blood flow autoregulation and maintaining CVR.
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