Cerebral Haemodynamics following Acute Ischaemic Stroke: Effects of Stroke Severity and Stroke Subtype

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Title: Cerebral Haemodynamics following Acute Ischaemic Stroke: Effects of Stroke Severity and Stroke Subtype
Authors: Osian Llwyd, Angela S.M. Salinet, Ronney B. Panerai, Man Y. Lam, Nazia P. Saeed, Fiona Brodie, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Thompson G. Robinson, Ricardo C. Nogueira
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 80-89 (2018)
Publisher Information: Karger Publishers, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Subject Terms: Blood flow velocity, Cerebral autoregulation, Acute stroke, Stroke subtype, Stroke severity, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
More Details: Background: Acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients often show impaired cerebral autoregulation (CA). We tested the hypothesis that CA impairment and other alterations in cerebral haemodynamics are associated with stroke subtype and severity. Methods: AIS patients (n = 143) were amalgamated from similar studies. Data from baseline (< 48 h stroke onset) physiological recordings (beat-to-beat blood pressure [BP], cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) from bilateral insonation of the middle cerebral arteries) were calculated for mean values and autoregulation index (ARI). Differences were assessed between stroke subtype (Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project [OCSP] classification) and severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score < 5 and 5–25). Correlation coefficients assessed associations between NIHSS and physiological measurements. Results: Thirty-two percent of AIS patients had impaired CA (ARI < 4) in affected hemisphere (AH) that was similar between stroke subtypes and severity. CBFV in AH was comparable between stroke subtype and severity. In unaffected hemisphere (UH), differences existed in mean CBFV between lacunar and total anterior circulation OCSP subtypes (42 vs. 56 cm•s–1, p < 0.01), and mild and moderate-to-severe stroke severity (45 vs. 51 cm•s–1, p = 0.04). NIHSS was associated with peripheral (diastolic and mean arterial BP) and cerebral haemodynamic parameters (CBFV and ARI) in the UH. Conclusions: AIS patients with different OCSP subtypes and severity have homogeneity in CA capability. Cerebral haemodynamic measurements in the UH were distinguishable between stroke subtype and severity, including the association between deteriorating ARI in UH with stroke severity. More studies are needed to determine their clinical significance and to understand the determinants of CA impairment in AIS patients.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1664-5456
Relation: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/487514; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-5456
DOI: 10.1159/000487514
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a6c9895639b24873989d0b25f27fc112
Accession Number: edsdoj.6c9895639b24873989d0b25f27fc112
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16645456
DOI:10.1159/000487514
Published in:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Language:English