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Nobels-Janssen E, Postma EN, Abma IL, van Dijk JMC, de Ridder IR, Schenck H, Moojen WA, den Hertog MH, Nanda D, Potgieser ARE, Coert BA, Verhagen WIM, Bartels RHMA, van der Wees PJ, Verbaan D, Boogaarts HD. Validity of the modified Rankin Scale in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a randomized study. BMC Neurol 2024; 24:23. [PMID: 38216872 PMCID: PMC10785372 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-023-03479-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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PURPOSE The modified Rankin Scale (mRS), a clinician-reported outcome measure of global disability, has never been validated in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The aims of this study are to assess: (1) convergent validity of the mRS; (2) responsiveness of the mRS; and (3) the distribution of mRS scores across patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). METHODS This is a prospective randomized multicenter study. The mRS was scored by a physician for all patients, and subsequently by structured interview for half of the patients and by self-assessment for the other half. All patients completed EuroQoL 5D-5L, RAND-36, Stroke Specific Quality of Life scale (SS-QoL) and Global Perceived Effect (GPE) questionnaires. Convergent validity and responsiveness were assessed by testing hypotheses. RESULTS In total, 149 patients with aSAH were included for analysis. The correlation of the mRS with EQ-5D-5L was r = - 0.546, while with RAND-36 physical and mental component scores the correlation was r = - 0.439and r = - 0.574 respectively, and with SS-QoL it was r = - 0.671. Three out of four hypotheses for convergent validity were met. The mRS assessed through structured interviews was more highly correlated with the mental component score than with the physical component score of RAND-36. Improvement in terms of GPE was indicated by 83% of patients; the mean change score of these patients on the mRS was - 0.08 (SD 0.915). None of the hypotheses for responsiveness were met. CONCLUSION The results show that the mRS generally correlates with other instruments, as expected, but it lacks responsiveness. A structured interview of the mRS is best for detecting disabling neuropsychological complaints. REGISTRATION URL: https://trialsearch.who.int ; Unique identifier: NL7859, Date of first administration: 08-07-2019.
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- E Nobels-Janssen
- Department of Neurology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- IQ healthcare and Department of Rehabilitation, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurosurgery, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands
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- IQ healthcare and Department of Rehabilitation, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands
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Yang NR, Seo EK, Cho Y, Kim GE, Hong KS. Health-related quality of life of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage who were classified as having "good outcomes". J Clin Neurosci 2024; 119:143-148. [PMID: 38035496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to understand the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) classified as having "good outcomes" and determine associated sociodemographic, psychological, and clinical factors. METHODS Participants were 86 patients with aSAH with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores of 0-2 in our hospital between February 2003 and April 2014. Participants completed self-report questionnaires examining sociodemographic characteristics and the following self-rating scales: the hospital anxiety and depression scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and EuroQoL-5 Dimension Index (EQ-5D). Further, we retrospectively reviewed clinical data from medical records and radiologic images. Average EQ-5D scores for each variable were compared using Student's t-test and analysis of variance. Correlations between EQ-5D and continuous variables were examined using Pearson correlation analysis. Factors associated with EQ-5D were then examined using univariate and stepwise multivariate analyses through simple and multiple regression. RESULTS The mean age of the 86 participants was 56.87 ± 10.28 years (range: 29-79 years), while the mean EQ-5D value was 0.738 ± 0.169. There were 54 women (62.8 %) and 33 men (37.2 %). The participants had depressive symptoms (30.2 %), anxiety (10.5 %), and sleep problems (51.2 %). Regarding sociodemographic variables, educational level (p = 0.017) and monthly income (p = 0.037) were positively correlated with HRQoL. Depressive symptoms (r = -0.505, p < 0.001), anxiety (r = -0.498, p < 0.001), sleep problems (r = -0.265, p = 017), and mRS (r = -0.352, p = 0.001) were negatively correlated with HRQoL. Depressive symptoms, diabetes mellitus, and past psychiatric history explained 48.8 % of the variance in HRQoL in good outcome aSAH according to stepwise multiple regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS Patients with good outcome aSAH had low EQ-5D values, which were negatively correlated with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and sleep problems. In addition, HRQoL in good outcome aSAH is associated with depressive symptoms, diabetes mellitus, and past psychiatric disease history. Depressive symptoms, anxiety, and sleep problems are frequent in patients with good outcome aSAH, and mediation of these factors may help improve HRQoL.
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- Na Rae Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Vandenbulcke A, Messerer M, Daniel RT, Cossu G. The Role of Cisternostomy and Cisternal Drainage in the Treatment of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Comprehensive Review. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1580. [PMID: 38002540 PMCID: PMC10670052 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13111580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) provokes a cascade reaction that is responsible for early and delayed brain injuries mediated by intracranial hypertension, hydrocephalus, cerebral vasospasm (CV), and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), which result in increased morbidity and mortality. During open microsurgical repair, cisternal access is achieved essentially to gain proximal vascular control and aneurysm exposition. Cisternostomy also allows brain relaxation, removal of cisternal clots, and restoration of the CSF dynamics through the communication between the anterior and posterior circulation cisterns and the ventricular system, with the opening of the Membrane of Liliequist and lamina terminalis, respectively. Continuous postoperative CSF drainage through a cisternal drain (CD) is a valuable option for treating acute hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension. Moreover, it efficiently removes the blood and toxic degradation products, with a potential benefit on CV, DCI, and shunt-dependent hydrocephalus. Finally, the CD is an effective pathway to administer vasoactive, fibrinolytic, and anti-oxidant agents and shows promising results in decreasing CV and DCI rates while minimizing systemic effects. We performed a comprehensive review to establish the adjuvant role of cisternostomy and CD performed in cases of direct surgical repair for ruptured intracranial aneurysms and their role in the prevention and treatment of aSAH complications.
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- Alberto Vandenbulcke
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Winter Y, Klotsche J, Ringel F, Spottke A, Klockgether T, Urbach H, Meyer B, Dodel R. Characterizing the individual course of health-related quality of life after subarachnoid haemorrhage: Latent growth mixture modelling. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:106913. [PMID: 36623407 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) show heterogeneous profiles of health-related quality of life (HrQoL). The aim of this study was to characterize individual differences in the course of HrQoL following SAH using latent growth mixture modelling (LGMM). METHODS A longitudinal study with 113 incident cases of aneurysmal SAH was performed in order to evaluate clinical outcome (Hunt and Hess scale, Barthel-Index, Beck Depression Inventory) and HrQoL data (EQ-5D) at baseline, 6 and 12 months. The heterogeneity in HrQoL courses after SAH was analysed using LGMM. RESULTS Four subgroups (classes) of different patterns of HrQoL course after SAH were identified. Two of these classes (1 and 3) comprised patients with considerably reduced initial HrQoL, which was associated with more severe symptoms of SAH. Class 1 showing the worst EQ5D-index values during the entire study period. Class 3 experiencing a considerable improvement in HrQoL values. In comparison to classes 1 and 3, class 2 and 4 were characterized by less severe SAH and better functional outcome. An important difference in the disease course between classes 2 and 4 was a temporary increase in depression scores at the 6-month time point in class 4, which was associated with a considerable reduction in HrQoL.The specific clinical parameters characterizing differences between classes, such as severity of SAH, functional outcome, cognitive impairment and post-stroke depression, were identified and the influence of their potential improvement on HrQoL was estimated. CONCLUSION By means of LGMM we could classify the course of HrQoL after SAH in four different patterns, which are relevant for the clinical decisions. Clinical parameters, which can be modified in order to improve the course of HrQoL were identified and could help to develop individual therapeutic strategies for the rehabilitation after SAH.
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- Yaroslav Winter
- Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University, Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Germaniastrasse 1-3, Essen D-45356, Germany.
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Racial differences in time to blood pressure control of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: A single-institution study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0279769. [PMID: 36827333 PMCID: PMC9955609 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs in approximately 30,000 patients annually in the United States. Uncontrolled blood pressure is a major risk factor for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical guidelines recommend maintaining blood pressure control until definitive aneurysm securement occurs. It is unknown whether racial differences exist regarding blood pressure control and outcomes (HLOS, discharge disposition) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Here, we aim to assess whether racial differences exist in 1) presentation, 2) clinical course, and 3) outcomes, including time to blood pressure stabilization, for aSAH patients at a large tertiary care medical center. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of adult aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage cases from 2013 to 2019 at a single large tertiary medical center. Data extracted from the medical record included sex, age, race, insurance status, aneurysm location, aneurysm treatment, initial systolic and diastolic blood pressure, Hunt Hess grade, modified Fisher score, time to blood pressure control (defined as time in minutes from first blood pressure measurement to the first of three consecutive systolic blood pressure measurements under 140mmHg), hospital length of stay, and final discharge disposition. RESULTS 194 patients met inclusion criteria; 140 (72%) White and 54 (28%) Black. While White patients were more likely than Black patients to be privately insured (62.1% versus 33.3%, p < 0.001), Black patients were more likely than White patients to have Medicaid (55.6% versus 15.0%, p < 0.001). Compared to White patients, Black patients presented with a higher median systolic (165 mmHg versus 148 mmHg, p = 0.004) and diastolic (93 mmHg versus 84 mmHg, p = 0.02) blood pressure. Black patients had a longer median time to blood pressure control than White patients (200 minutes versus 90 minutes, p = 0.001). Black patients had a shorter median hospital length of stay than White patients (15 days versus 18 days, p < 0.031). There was a small but statistically significant difference in modified Fisher score between black and white patients (3.48 versus 3.17, p = 0.04).There were no significant racial differences present in sex, Hunt Hess grade, discharge disposition, complications, or need for further interventions. CONCLUSION Black race was associated with higher blood pressure at presentation, longer time to blood pressure control, but shorter hospital length of stay. No racial differences were present in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage associated complications or interventions.
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Goldberg J, Z'Graggen WJ, Hlavica M, Branca M, Marbacher S, D'Alonzo D, Fandino J, Stienen MN, Neidert MC, Burkhardt JK, Regli L, Seule M, Roethlisberger M, Guzman R, Zumofen DW, Maduri R, Daniel RT, El Rahal A, Corniola MV, Bijlenga P, Schaller K, Rölz R, Scheiwe C, Shah M, Heiland DH, Schnell O, Beck J, Raabe A, Fung C. Quality of Life After Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2023; 92:1052-1057. [PMID: 36700700 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with high mortality and poor disability outcome. Data on quality of life (QoL) among survivors are scarce because patients with poor-grade aSAH are underrepresented in clinical studies reporting on QoL after aSAH. OBJECTIVE To provide prospective QoL data on survivors of poor-grade aSAH to aid clinical decision making and counseling of relatives. METHODS The herniation World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies scale study was a prospective observational multicenter study in patients with poor-grade (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies grades 4 & 5) aSAH. We collected data during a structured telephone interview 6 and 12 months after ictus. QoL was measured using the EuroQoL - 5 Dimensions - 3 Levels (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire, with 0 representing a health state equivalent to death and 1 to perfect health. Disability outcome for favorable and unfavorable outcomes was measured with the modified Rankin Scale. RESULTS Two hundred-fifty patients were enrolled, of whom 237 were included in the analysis after 6 months and 223 after 12 months. After 6 months, 118 (49.8%) patients were alive, and after 12 months, 104 (46.6%) patients were alive. Of those, 95 (80.5%) and 89 (85.6%) reached a favorable outcome with mean EQ-5D-3L index values of 0.85 (±0.18) and 0.86 (±0.18). After 6 and 12 months, 23 (19.5%) and 15 (14.4%) of those alive had an unfavorable outcome with mean EQ-5D-3L index values of 0.27 (±0.25) and 0.19 (±0.14). CONCLUSION Despite high initial mortality, the proportion of poor-grade aSAH survivors with good QoL is reasonably large. Only a minority of survivors reports poor QoL and requires permanent care.
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- Johannes Goldberg
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University-Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University-Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University-Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University-Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University-Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University-Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University-Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Neurology, and Radiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA
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- Swiss Medical Network, Clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University-Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Tsyben A, Guilfoyle MR, Laing RJC, Timofeev I, Anwar F, Trivedi RA, Kirollos RW, Turner C, Allanson J, Mee H, Outtrim JG, Menon DK, Hutchinson PJA, Helmy A. Comparison of health-related quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage and cervical spine disease. Br J Neurosurg 2022:1-7. [PMID: 36495241 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2152777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE The degree of disability that is acceptable to patients following traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be debated. While the dichotomization of outcome on the Glasgow Outcome Score (GOSE) into 'favourable' and 'unfavourable' continues to guide clinical decisions, this may not reflect an individual's subjective experience. The aim of this study is to assess how patients' self-reported quality of life (QoL) relates to objective outcome assessments and how it compares to other debilitating neurosurgical pathologies, including subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and cervical myelopathy. METHOD A retrospective analysis of over 1300 patients seen in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK with TBI, SAH and patients pre- and post- cervical surgery was performed. QoL was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to analyse the difference in SF-36 domain scores between the four unpaired patient groups. To determine how the point of dichotomization of GOSE into 'favourable' and 'unfavourable' outcome affected QOL, SF-36 scores were compared between GOSE and mRS. RESULTS There was a statistically significant difference in the median Physical Component Score (PCS) and Mental Component Score (MCS) of SF-36 between the three neurosurgical pathologies. Patients with TBI and SAH scored higher on most SF-36 domains when compared with cervical myelopathy patients in the severe category. While patients with Upper Severe Disability on GOSE showed significantly higher PC and MC scores compared to GOSE 3, there was a significant degree of variability in individual responses across the groups. CONCLUSION A significant number of patients following TBI and SAH have better self-reported QOL than cervical spine patients and patients' subjective perception and expectations following injury do not always correspond to objective disability. These results can guide discussion of treatment and outcomes with patients and families.
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- Anastasia Tsyben
- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Neurocritical Care Unit & University Department of Anaesthesia, Addenbrooke's Hospital & University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Ramael M, Peeters L, Schoovaerts M, Loos CMJ, Menovsky T, Yperzeele L. Quality of life in patients and caregivers after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a Flemish population study. Acta Neurol Belg 2022; 123:507-512. [PMID: 36166138 PMCID: PMC9514169 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-022-02085-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background and aims Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages (aSAH) have high mortality and morbidity. However, the impact on Quality of Life (QoL) of patients remains poorly documented, and data on primary caregiver burden is even scarcer.
Methods This is a single center, cross-sectional study performed at the Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium. We included aSAH patients during follow-up at the outpatient clinic and assessed the QoL, by using the Stroke Specific Quality of Life scale (SSQoL). Caregiver burden was evaluated by the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI). The aSAH severity and functional outcome (at 90 days) were assessed, respectively, by mFisher score and modified Ranking Scale (mRS). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 27.
Results In total, 22 aSAH patients were included, on average 15.5 (range 4–45) months after the aSAH. The SSQoL score was 3.7 ± 0.7, with a mean psychosocial domain score of 3.2 ± 0.8 and physical domain of 4.2 ± 0.8. Psychosocial factors, especially decreased energy levels and cognitive impairment, had a negative impact on the QoL (p = 0.02 en p = 0.05). No association was found between QoL and mFisher, nor between QoL and mRS. Fifteen primary caregivers completed the CSI. Only 3 (20%) of them reported a high care burden (CSI > 6), although changes in daily life and personal plans were reported, respectively, by 73% (n = 11) and 67% (n = 10) of caregivers. We only found a correlation between the mFisher score and CSI (p = 0.01). Conclusion Our results emphasize that there is an important psychosocial impact on the QoL of patients after aSAH, and their primary caregivers. More research is warranted. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13760-022-02085-x.
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- M Ramael
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Stroke Unit and Antwerp Neurovascular Center (NVCA), Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.,Research Group on Translational NeuroSciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research Group on Translational NeuroSciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Stroke Unit and Antwerp Neurovascular Center (NVCA), Department of Neurosurgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Stroke Unit and Antwerp Neurovascular Center (NVCA), Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.,Research Group on Translational NeuroSciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Regnier-Golanov AS, Gulinello M, Hernandez MS, Golanov EV, Britz GW. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Induces Sub-acute and Early Chronic Impairment in Learning and Memory in Mice. Transl Stroke Res 2022; 13:625-640. [PMID: 35260988 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-022-00987-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) leads to significant long-term cognitive deficits, so-called the post-SAH syndrome. Existing neurological scales used to assess outcomes of SAH are focused on sensory-motor functions. To better evaluate short-term and chronic consequences of SAH, we explored and validated a battery of neurobehavioral tests to gauge the functional outcomes in mice after the circle of Willis perforation-induced SAH. The 18-point Garcia scale, applied up to 4 days, detected impairment only at 24-h time point and showed no significant difference between the Sham and SAH group. A decrease in locomotion was detected at 4-days post-surgery in the open field test but recovered at 30 days in Sham and SAH groups. However, an anxiety-like behavior undetected at 4 days developed at 30 days in SAH mice. At 4-days post-surgery, Y-maze revealed an impairment in working spatial memory in SAH mice, and dyadic social interactions showed a decrease in the sociability in SAH mice, which spent less time interacting with the stimulus mouse. At 30 days after ictus, SAH mice displayed mild spatial learning and memory deficits in the Barnes maze as they committed significantly more errors and used more time to find the escape box but still were able to learn the task. We also observed cognitive dysfunction in the SAH mice in the novel object recognition test. Taken together, these data suggest dysfunction of the limbic system and hippocampus in particular. We suggest a battery of 5 basic behavioral tests allowing to detect neurocognitive deficits in a sub-acute and chronic phase following the SAH.
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- Rodent Behavior Core, Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein University, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA.
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Kulkarni AV, Devi BI, Konar SK, Shukla D. Predictors of Quality of Life at 3 Months after Treatment for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurol India 2021; 69:336-341. [PMID: 33904447 DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.314581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) have a low quality of life (QOL) despite diagnostic and therapeutic advancements. Less than half of the survivors can return to their previous jobs and have difficulty in being a functional part of society. Our study aimed to understand the overall outcome and QOL of these patients and to identify the predictive factors determining the same. Methods The clinical and radiological data were recorded at presentation, subsequent intervals at the hospital, and during discharge. Patients were interviewed telephonically or in the clinic subsequently at 3 months after treatment with following outcome assessment tools: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index (BI), QOL after Brain Injury Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS), and Short Form 36 (SF 36) QOL scale. Results Out of the total patients (n = 143), 124 patients survived, of which 106 patients could be interviewed. The mRS, QOLIBRI-OS, BI, and SF36 had a good correlation with each other. Only 4.7% had moderate to severe disability on the mRS scale, and 2.8% had severe disability according to the Barthel index. Nearly one-third of patients had deteriorated QOL. The mental health domain was worst affected. The major determinant of QOL was GCS at presentation (mean P value 0.01), a course in the ward (0.0001), GCS at discharge (0.001). Conclusion Though fewer of the patients had a severe disability, a majority of them had deterioration in QOL.
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- Akshay V Kulkarni
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Western E, Nordenmark TH, Sorteberg W, Karic T, Sorteberg A. Fatigue After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Clinical Characteristics and Associated Factors in Patients With Good Outcome. Front Behav Neurosci 2021; 15:633616. [PMID: 34054441 PMCID: PMC8149596 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.633616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fatigue after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (post-aSAH fatigue) is a frequent, often long-lasting, but still poorly studied sequel. The aim of the present study was to characterize the nature of post-aSAH fatigue with an itemized analysis of the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and Mental Fatigue Scale (MFS). We further wanted to assess the association of fatigue with other commonly observed problems after aSAH: mood disorders, cognitive problems, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), weight gain, and return to work (RTW). Ninety-six good outcome aSAH patients with fatigue completed questionnaires measuring fatigue, depression, anxiety, and HRQoL. All patients underwent a physical and neurological examination. Cognitive functioning was assessed with a neuropsychological test battery. We also registered prior history of fatigue and mood disorders as well as occupational status and RTW. The patients experienced fatigue as being among their three most disabling symptoms and when characterizing their fatigue they emphasized the questionnaire items “low motivation,” “mental fatigue,” and “sensitivity to stress.” Fatigue due to exercise was their least bothersome aspect of fatigue and weight gain was associated with depressive symptoms rather than the severity of fatigue. Although there was a strong association between fatigue and mood disorders, especially for depression, the overlap was incomplete. Post-aSAH fatigue related to reduced HRQoL. RTW was remarkably low with only 10.3% of patients returning to their previous workload. Fatigue was not related to cognitive functioning or neurological status. Although there was a strong association between fatigue and depression, the incomplete overlap supports the notion of these two being distinct constructs. Moreover, post-aSAH fatigue can exist without significant neurological or cognitive impairments, but is related to reduced HRQoL and contributes to the low rate of RTW.
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- Elin Western
- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Haug Nordenmark T, Karic T, Røe C, Sorteberg W, Sorteberg A. The post-aSAH syndrome: a self-reported cluster of symptoms in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2020; 132:1556-1565. [PMID: 31003212 DOI: 10.3171/2019.1.jns183168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although many patients recover to a good functional outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), residual symptoms are very common and may have a large impact on the patient's daily life. The particular cluster of residual symptoms after aSAH has not previously been described in detail and there is no validated questionnaire that covers the typical problems reported after aSAH. Many of the symptoms are similar to post-concussion syndrome, which often is evaluated with the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ). In the present study, the authors therefore performed an exploratory use of the RPQ as a template to describe post-aSAH syndrome. METHODS The RPQ was administered to 128 patients in the chronic phase after aSAH along with a battery of quality-of-life questionnaires. The patients also underwent a medical examination besides cognitive and physical testing. Based on their RPQ scores, patients were dichotomized into a "syndrome" group or "recovery" group. RESULTS A post-aSAH syndrome was seen in 33% of the patients and their symptom burden on all RPQ subscales was significantly higher than that of patients who had recovered on all RPQ subscales. The symptom cluster consisted mainly of fatigue, cognitive problems, and emotional problems. Physical problems were less frequently reported. Patients with post-aSAH syndrome scored significantly worse on mobility and pain scores, as well as on quality-of-life questionnaires. They also had significantly poorer scores on neuropsychological tests of verbal learning, verbal short- and long-term memory, psychomotor speed, and executive functions. Whereas 36% of the patients in the recovery group were able to return to their premorbid occupational status, this was true for only 1 patient in the syndrome group. CONCLUSIONS Approximately one-third of aSAH patients develop a post-aSAH syndrome. These patients struggle with fatigue and cognitive and emotional problems. Patients with post-aSAH syndrome report more pain and reduced quality of life compared to patients without this cluster of residual symptoms and have larger cognitive deficits. In this sample, patients with post-aSAH syndrome were almost invariably excluded from return to work. The RPQ is a simple questionnaire covering the specter of residual symptoms after aSAH. Being able to acknowledge these patients' complaints as a defined syndrome using the RPQ should help patients to accept and cope, thereby alleviating possible secondary distress produced.
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- Departments of1Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and
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- Departments of1Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and
- 3Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- 2Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital; and
- 3Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Hammer A, Ranaie G, Yakubov E, Erbguth F, Holtmannspoetter M, Steiner HH, Janssen H. Dynamics of outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:7207-7217. [PMID: 32312942 PMCID: PMC7202490 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In this observational study, we analyzed and described the dynamics of the outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in a collective of 203 cases. We detected a significant improvement of the mean aggregate modified Rankin Score (mRS) in every time interval from discharge to 6 months and up to 1 year. Every forth to fifth patient with potential of recovery (mRS 1-5) at discharge improved by 1 mRS point in the time interval from 6 month to 1 year (22.6%). Patients with mRS 3 at discharge had a remarkable late recovery rate (73.3%, p = 0.000085). Multivariate analysis revealed age ≤ 65 years (odds ratio 4.93; p = 0.0045) and "World Federation of Neurological Surgeons" (WFNS) grades I and II (odds ratio 4.77; p = 0.0077) as significant predictors of early improvement (discharge to 6 months). Absence of a shunting procedure (odds ratio 8.32; p = 0.0049) was a significant predictor of late improvement (6 months to 1 year), but not age ≤ 65 years (p = 0.54) and WFNS grades I and II (p = 0.92). Thus, late recovery (6 month to 1 year) is significant and independent from age and WFNS grade.
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- Alexander Hammer
- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg 90471, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg 90471, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg 90471, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg 90471, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg 90471, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Ingolstadt General Hospital, Ingolstadt 85049, Bavaria, Germany
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Intracranial hypertension in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev 2020; 44:203-211. [PMID: 32008128 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01248-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating and life-threatening condition with high mortality and morbidity. Even though there is an association with intracranial pressure (ICP) raise and aSAH, there is a lack of recommendations regarding the indications for ICP monitoring in patients with aSAH. Defining what patients are at a higher risk to develop intracranial hypertension and its role in the functional outcome and mortality in patients with aSAH will be the purpose of the following systematic review and meta-analysis. The primary endpoint is to determine the prevalence and impact on mortality of ICP in patients with aSAH. Secondary endpoints aim to describe the variables related to the development of ICP and the relationship between traumatic and aneurysmal etiology of intracranial hypertension. PubMed, Embase, Central Cochrane Registry of Controlled Trials, and research meeting abstracts were searched up to August 2019 for studies that performed ICP monitoring, assessed the prevalence of intracranial hypertension and the mortality, in adults. Newcastle Ottawa scale (NOS) was used to assess study quality. The statistical analysis was performed using the Mantel-Haenszel methodology for the prevalence and mortality of intracranial hypertension for reasons with a randomized effect analysis model. Heterogeneity was assessed by I2. A total of 110 bibliographic citations were identified, 20 were considered potentially eligible, and after a review of the full text, 12 studies were considered eligible and 5 met the inclusion criteria for this review. One study obtained 7 points in the NOS, another obtained 6 points, and the rest obtained 5 points. Five studies were chosen for the final analysis, involving 793 patients. The rate of intracranial hypertension secondary to aSAH was 70.69% (95% CI 56.79-82.84%) showing high heterogeneity (I2 = 92.48%, p = < 0.0001). The results of the meta-analysis of mortality rate associated with intracranial hypertension after aSAH found a total of four studies, which involved 385 patients. The mortality rate was 30.3% (95% CI: 14.79-48.57%). Heterogeneity was statistically significant (I2 = 90.36%; p value for heterogeneity < 0.001). We found that in several studies, they reported that a high degree of clinical severity scale (Hunt and Hess or WNFS) and tomographic (Fisher) were significantly correlated with the increase in ICP above 20 mmHg (P < 0.05). The interpretation of the results could be underestimated for the design heterogeneity of the included studies. New protocols establishing the indications for ICP monitoring in aSAH are needed. Given the high heterogeneity of the studies included, we cannot provide clinical recommendations regarding this issue.
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Pohjola A, Oulasvirta E, Roine RP, Sintonen HP, Hafez A, Koroknay-Pál P, Lehto H, Niemelä M, Laakso A. Long-term health-related quality of life in 262 patients with brain arteriovenous malformation. Neurology 2019; 93:e1374-e1384. [PMID: 31511351 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To discover the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with treated arteriovenous malformation (AVM), we used the self-applicable HRQOL instrument, the 15D, and analyzed the scores in both in the whole study population and specified cohorts. METHODS The 15D questionnaires were mailed to adult patients with AVM alive in 2016 (n = 432) in our database. Patients with completely eradicated AVM (n = 262) were included in a subsequent analysis. The results were compared with those of the general population standardized for age and sex. Subgroup analyses were conducted for epilepsy, number of bleeding episodes, location of the lesion, modified Rankin Scale score, and Spetzler-Ponce classification (SPC) using independent-samples t test or analysis of covariance. Tobit regression was used to explain the variance in the 15D score. RESULTS Patients had impaired HRQOL compared to the reference population (p < 0.0001). Deep location, multiple bleeding episodes, and refractory epilepsy were associated with impaired HRQOL. Patients in SPC A and B had similar posttreatment 15D scores, whereas those in class C had an impaired HRQOL. Significant explanatory variables in the regression model were age, sex, number of bleeding episodes, refractory epilepsy, and SPC. CONCLUSIONS With careful patient selection, patients in SPC B can reach as favorable HRQOL as those in SPC A provided the operation is successful. Multiple bleeding episodes should be prevented with effective treatment aiming at complete AVM obliteration. The postoperative treatment of patients with AVM should focus on preventing depressive symptoms, anxiety, and epileptic seizures. We encourage other research groups to use HRQOL instruments to fully understand the consequences of neurologic and neurosurgical diseases on patients' HRQOL.
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- Anni Pohjola
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (A.P., E.O., A.H. P.K-P., H.L., M.N., A.L.), Helsinki University Hospital; Group Administration (R.P.R.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Health and Social Management (R.P.R.), University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; and Department of Public Health (H.P.S.), University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Mijderwijk HJ, Steyerberg EW, Steiger HJ, Fischer I, Kamp MA. Fundamentals of Clinical Prediction Modeling for the Neurosurgeon. Neurosurgery 2019; 85:302-311. [DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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AbstractClinical prediction models in neurosurgery are increasingly reported. These models aim to provide an evidence-based approach to the estimation of the probability of a neurosurgical outcome by combining 2 or more prognostic variables. Model development and model reporting are often suboptimal. A basic understanding of the methodology of clinical prediction modeling is needed when interpreting these models. We address basic statistical background, 7 modeling steps, and requirements of these models such that they may fulfill their potential for major impact for our daily clinical practice and for future scientific work.
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- Hendrik-Jan Mijderwijk
- Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich-Heine University Medical Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich-Heine University Medical Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Informatics and Data Science, Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich-Heine University Medical Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Rackauskaite D, Svanborg E, Andersson E, Löwhagen K, Csajbok L, Nellgård B. Prospective study: Long-term outcome at 12-15 years after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurol Scand 2018; 138:400-407. [PMID: 29963687 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) have poor outcome. Studies on outcome beyond 1 year post-aSAH are few, and late recovery is poorly investigated, initiating this prospective outcome study on patients 12-15 years after an aSAH. We hypothesized to find; functional improvement > 1 year post-ictus; increased long-term mortality in aSAH patients vs matched controls, and finally to present; predictors of long-term favorable outcome (GOS 4-5). METHODS We prospectively investigated patients, admitted 2000-2003 to the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 1 year post-ictus using Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). The patients were revalidated 12-15 years post-aSAH by structured-telephone interviews (GOS), followed by statistical analysis. RESULTS A total of 158 patients were included, (women n = 114, men n = 44), with a mean age of 55 years at aSAH. Patients treated with surgical clipping had lower mortality. At the follow-up 12-15 years post-aSAH, all 103 survivors (65.2%) were categorized as having; good recovery (39.9%), moderate disability (15.2%), or severe disability (10.1%). Within the patient cohort, 23.6% improved GOS over time. Fifty-five patients died, median at 4 years post-ictus. aSAH patients had 3.5 times increased mortality 12-15 years post-ictus vs matched controls (P < .0001). Patients with favorable outcome at 1 year (67.3%, n = 101) had similar survival probability as control patients. Prognostic indicators of long-term favorable outcome were low age and high GOS at 1-year follow-up, (AUCROC, 0.79). CONCLUSIONS Individual functional improvement was found >1 year post-ictus. Patients with favorable outcome at 1 year had similar long-term life expectancy as the general population. Indicators of long-term favorable prognosis were low age at ictus and high GOS at 1-year follow-up.
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- D. Rackauskaite
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mölndal Sweden
- Institution of clinical sciences; Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mölndal Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mölndal Sweden
- Institution of clinical sciences; Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mölndal Sweden
- Institution of clinical sciences; Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mölndal Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Mölndal Sweden
- Institution of clinical sciences; Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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Can A, Castro VM, Dligach D, Finan S, Yu S, Gainer V, Shadick NA, Savova G, Murphy S, Cai T, Weiss ST, Du R. Elevated International Normalized Ratio Is Associated With Ruptured Aneurysms. Stroke 2018; 49:2046-2052. [PMID: 30354989 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background and Purpose- The effects of anticoagulation therapy and elevated international normalized ratio (INR) values on the risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage are unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between anticoagulation therapy, elevated INR values, and rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Methods- We conducted a case-control study of 4696 patients with 6403 intracranial aneurysms, including 1198 prospective patients, diagnosed at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital between 1990 and 2016 who were on no anticoagulant therapy or on warfarin for anticoagulation. Patients were divided into ruptured and nonruptured groups. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association of anticoagulation therapy, INR values, and presentation with a ruptured intracranial aneurysm, taking into account the interaction between anticoagulant use and INR. Inverse probability weighting using propensity scores was used to minimize differences in baseline demographics characteristics. The marginal effects of anticoagulant use on rupture risk stratified by INR values were calculated. Results- In unweighted and weighted multivariable analyses, elevated INR values were significantly associated with rupture status among patients who were not anticoagulated (unweighted odds ratio, 22.78; 95% CI, 10.85-47.81 and weighted odds ratio, 28.16; 95% CI, 12.44-63.77). In anticoagulated patients, warfarin use interacts significantly with INR when INR ≥1.2 by decreasing the effects of INR on rupture risk. Conclusions- INR elevation is associated with intracranial aneurysm rupture, but the effects may be moderated by warfarin. INR values should, therefore, be taken into consideration when counseling patients with intracranial aneurysms.
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- Anil Can
- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.C., R.D.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA (V.M.C., V.G., S.M.)
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- Department of Computer Science, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (D.D.)
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, MA (S.F., G.S.)
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- Center for Statistical Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (S.Y.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA (V.M.C., V.G., S.M.)
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, MA (S.F., G.S.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA (V.M.C., V.G., S.M.).,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (S.M.)
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- Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (T.C.)
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine (S.T.W., R.D.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.C., R.D.).,Channing Division of Network Medicine (S.T.W., R.D.)
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Buunk AM, Groen RJM, Wijbenga RA, Ziengs AL, Metzemaekers JDM, van Dijk JMC, Spikman JM. Mental versus physical fatigue after subarachnoid hemorrhage: differential associations with outcome. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:1313-e113. [PMID: 29924481 PMCID: PMC6221080 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background and purpose Fatigue is a major consequence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but the specific characteristics are unclear. Our objective was to investigate the nature of post‐SAH fatigue (mental or physical) and to determine the relationship with functional outcome in the chronic stage. Also, the possible influence of mood disorders and acute SAH‐related factors [SAH type and external cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage] on the presence of fatigue was investigated. Methods Patients with an aneurysmal SAH (aSAH) or angiographically negative SAH (anSAH) were assessed 3–10 years post‐SAH (N = 221). Questionnaires were used to investigate mental and physical fatigue and mood. Functional outcome was examined with the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended. Between‐group comparisons and binary logistic regression analysis were performed. Results Frequencies of mental and physical fatigue were 48.4% and 38.5%, respectively, with prevalence of mental fatigue being significantly higher. A two‐way anova with SAH type and external CSF drainage as independent variables and mental fatigue as dependent variable showed a significant main effect of CSF drainage only (P < 0.001). Only mental fatigue explained a significant part of the variance in long‐term functional outcome (model χ2 = 52.99, P < 0.001; Nagelkerke R² = 0.32). Conclusions Mental fatigue after SAH is a serious burden to the patient and is associated with impaired long‐term functional outcome. Distinguishing different aspects of fatigue is relevant as mental post‐SAH fatigue might be a target for treatment aimed to improve long‐term outcome.
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- A M Buunk
- Department of Neurology, Subdepartment of Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Subdepartment of Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Subdepartment of Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Subdepartment of Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Comparison of Aggressive Surgical Treatment and Palliative Treatment in Elderly Patients with Poor-Grade Intracranial Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:5818937. [PMID: 29998135 PMCID: PMC5994574 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5818937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Objective To compare the current treatment approach in elderly patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and identify the independent predictors of the outcome after aggressive surgical treatment. Method This prospective, multicenter cohort study included 104 poor-grade aneurysmal SAH elderly patients, 60 years or older, treated in our institution from October 2010 to March 2013. Patients were grouped according to three treatment arms. Neurological outcome was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed using the following factors: sex, age, smoking history, breathing ability, alcohol consumption, cerebral hernia, aneurysm location, aneurysm diameter, WFNS grade, CT Fisher grade, treatment approach, and the timing of the aneurysm surgery. Results At the 12-month follow-up, patients in the coiling group and clipping group had better prognosis than patients in the palliative treatment group. Univariate analysis confirmed that the treatment approach, WFNS grade, CT Fisher grade, and age are critical factors for neurological outcomes in poor-grade SAH. Multivariate analysis indicated that WFNS grade V, CT Fisher grades 3-5, and palliative treatment were independent predictors of poor prognoses. Conclusion Aggressive surgical treatment improves the prognoses in poor-grade aneurysm elderly patients with SAH. Elderly Patients of WFNS grade IV and CT Fisher grades 1-2 are more likely to have a better outcome.
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Persson HC, Carlsson L, Sunnerhagen KS. Life situation 5 years after subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta Neurol Scand 2018; 137:99-104. [PMID: 28869279 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) has high mortality and morbidity among survivors. SAH mainly affects young people and may result in long-term disabilities such as decreased Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL), mental health and cognitive function. The aim of this study was to investigate the life situation 5 years after a SAH including physical/emotional status, participation and HRQoL. MATERIALS & METHODS In this cross-sectional descriptive study, a mail survey was sent to all persons treated at a neurosurgery unit in Gothenburg, Sweden, for non-traumatic SAH in 2009-2010, approximately 5 years post-SAH. The survey included questions regarding HRQoL; EuroQol 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D), the impact of the SAH; Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), Occupational Gaps Questionnaire and participation in society; Impact of Participation and Autonomy (IPA). RESULTS Forty-two 5 year survivors were sent the survey, of whom 26 (62%) responded (59 years old, range 33-85). The participants had generally low HRQoL and scored low in the domain of anxiety and depression. Many reported problems with emotions, fatigue, memory and executive function, but few problems with physical condition. However, nearly all participants reported to have an acceptable level of participation and 64% were independent in their daily life. CONCLUSIONS In this 5-year follow-up after SAH, the participants reported to have a greater number of hidden disabilities compared to physical problems, whereas most had acceptable participation in society. A yearly follow-up after a SAH could be suggested aiming to improving the cognitive and mental health.
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- H. C. Persson
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
- Centre for Person-centred Care, (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy; University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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Can A, Castro VM, Ozdemir YH, Dagen S, Dligach D, Finan S, Yu S, Gainer V, Shadick NA, Savova G, Murphy S, Cai T, Weiss ST, Du R. Heroin Use Is Associated with Ruptured Saccular Aneurysms. Transl Stroke Res 2017; 9:340-346. [PMID: 29103103 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-017-0582-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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While cocaine use is thought to be associated with aneurysmal rupture, it is not known whether heroin use increases the risk of rupture in patients with non-mycotic saccular aneurysms. Our goal was to investigate the association between heroin and cocaine use and the rupture of saccular non-mycotic aneurysms. The medical records of 4701 patients with 6411 intracranial aneurysms, including 1201 prospective patients, diagnosed at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital between 1990 and 2016 were reviewed and analyzed. Patients were separated into ruptured and non-ruptured groups. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between heroin, cocaine, and methadone use and the presence of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. In multivariable analysis, current heroin use was significantly associated with rupture status (OR 3.23, 95% CI 1.33-7.83) whereas former heroin use (with and without methadone replacement therapy), and current and former cocaine use were not significantly associated with intracranial aneurysm rupture. In the present study, heroin rather than cocaine use is significantly associated with intracranial aneurysm rupture in patients with non-mycotic saccular cerebral aneurysms, emphasizing the possible role of heroin in the pathophysiology of aneurysm rupture and the importance of heroin cessation in patients harboring unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
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- Anil Can
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Statistical Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Can A, Castro VM, Ozdemir YH, Dagen S, Dligach D, Finan S, Yu S, Gainer V, Shadick NA, Savova G, Murphy S, Cai T, Weiss ST, Du R. Alcohol Consumption and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Transl Stroke Res 2017; 9:13-19. [PMID: 28752411 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-017-0557-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alcohol consumption may be a modifiable risk factor for rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Our aim is to evaluate the association between ruptured aneurysms and alcohol consumption, intensity, and cessation. The medical records of 4701 patients with 6411 radiographically confirmed intracranial aneurysms diagnosed at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital between 1990 and 2016 were reviewed. Individuals were divided into cases with ruptured aneurysms and controls with unruptured aneurysms. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between alcohol consumption and rupture of intracranial aneurysms. In multivariable analysis, current alcohol use (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.17-1.58) was associated with rupture status compared with never drinkers, whereas former alcohol use was not significant (OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.92-1.63). In addition, the number of alcoholic beverages per day among current alcohol users (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.04-1.23) was significantly associated with rupture status, whereas alcohol use intensity was not significant among former users (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.94-1.11). Current alcohol use and intensity are significantly associated with intracranial aneurysm rupture. However, this increased risk does not persist in former alcohol users, emphasizing the potential importance of alcohol cessation in patients harboring unruptured aneurysms.
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- Anil Can
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Computer Science, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Statistical Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Information Systems and Computing, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Sonesson B, Kronvall E, Säveland H, Brandt L, Nilsson OG. Long-term reintegration and quality of life in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and a good neurological outcome: findings after more than 20 years. J Neurosurg 2017; 128:785-792. [PMID: 28452618 DOI: 10.3171/2016.11.jns16805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to examine long-term quality of life (QOL) and reintegration in patients with good neurological recovery after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and SAH of unknown cause (SAH NUD). METHODS A long-term follow-up was performed in an original cohort of 113 individuals who had suffered SAH (93 with aSAH and 20 with SAH NUD) between 1977 and 1984. Self-reporting assessments, performed > 20 years after the bleeding episode, included the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS), Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) index, and Reintegration to Normal Living (RNL) index, along with information on sleep disturbances and work status. RESULTS Seventy-one survivors were identified. Questionnaires were returned by 67 individuals who had suffered SAH 20-28 years previously. The QOL was rated in the normal range for both the QOLS score (aSAH 90.3 vs SAH NUD 88.6) and the PGWB index (aSAH 105.9 vs SAH NUD 102.8). Ninety percent of patients had returned to their previous employment. Complete RNL was reported by 40% of patients with aSAH and by 46% of patients with SAH NUD; mild to moderate readjustment difficulties by 55% and 38%, respectively; and severe difficulties by 5% of patients with aSAH and 15% of patients with SAH NUD. Self-rated aspects of cognition, mood, and energy resources in addition resulted in a substantial drop in overall reintegration. Sleep disturbances were reported by 26%. CONCLUSIONS More than half of patients with SAH who had early good neurological recovery experienced reintegration difficulties after > 20 years. However, the general QOL was not adversely affected by this impairment. Inability to return to work after SAH was associated with lower QOLS scores. Sleep disturbances were associated with lower PGWB scores.
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Kruisheer EM, Huenges Wajer IMC, Visser-Meily JMA, Post MWM. Course of Participation after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2017; 26:1000-1006. [PMID: 28109733 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.11.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study aimed to investigate participation problems in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and the course of participation between 3 and 12 months post-SAH, and to identify determinants of this course. DESIGN This is a prospective cohort study. SETTING The study was done in the SAH outpatient clinic at the University Medical Center Utrecht. SUBJECTS Subjects included patients independent in activities of daily living who visited the SAH outpatient clinic for a routine follow-up visit 3 months after the event. MAIN MEASURES Participation was assessed using the restrictions scale of the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation-Participation at 3, 6, and 12 months post-SAH. Repeated measures analysis of variance was conducted to identify possible determinants of participation (demographic and SAH characteristics, mood, and cognition). RESULTS One hundred patients were included. Three months after SAH, the most commonly reported restrictions concerned work/unpaid work/education (70.5%), housekeeping (50.0%), and going out (45.2%). Twelve months post-SAH, patients felt most restricted in work/unpaid work/education (24.5%), housekeeping (23.5%), and chores in and around the house (16.3%). Participation scores increased significantly between 3 and 6 months, and between 3 and 12 months, post-SAH. The course of participation was associated with mood, cognition, and gender, but was in the multivariate analysis only determined by mood (F [1, 74] = 18.31, P = .000, partial eta squared: .20), showing lower participation scores at each time point for patients with mood disturbance. CONCLUSIONS Participation in functionally independent SAH patients improved over time. However, 1 out of 3 patients (34.9%) still reported one or more participation restrictions 12 months post-SAH. Mood disturbance was negatively associated with the course of participation after SAH.
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- Elize M Kruisheer
- Center of Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, The Netherlands; National Military Rehabilitation Center Aardenburg, Doorn, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center of Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center of Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Zhong YW, Wu J, Hu HL, Li WX, Zhong Y. Protective effect 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol in subarachnoid hemorrhage provoked oxidative neuropathy. Exp Ther Med 2016; 12:1908-1914. [PMID: 27588109 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Clinical studies have indicated that early brain injury (EBI) following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with fatal outcomes. Oxidative stress and brain edema are the characteristic pathological events in occurrence EBI following SAH. The present study aimed to examine the effect of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol (DOPET) against SAH-induced EBI, and to demonstrate whether the effect is associated with its potent free radical scavenging property. SAH was induced in rats using an endovascular perforation technique, and 24 h later the rats displayed diminished neurological scores and brain edema. Furthermore, elevated malondialdehyde (an index of lipid peroxidation) and depleted levels of antioxidants were observed in the rat cerebral cortex tissue. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated the upregulated mRNA expression of the apoptotic markers caspase-3 and -9 in the cerebral cortex. Furthermore, the protein expression levels of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were significantly upregulated in SAH-induced rats. By constrast, treatment with DOPET significantly attenuated EBI by reducing brain edema, elevation of antioxidant status, inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation. In this context, DOPET may be a potent agent in the treatment of EBI following SAH, as a result of its free radical scavenging capacity.
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- Yu-Wen Zhong
- Department of Neurology, Tongcheng People's Hospital, Xianning, Hubei 437400, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongcheng People's Hospital, Xianning, Hubei 437400, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongcheng People's Hospital, Xianning, Hubei 437400, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongcheng People's Hospital, Xianning, Hubei 437400, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongcheng People's Hospital, Xianning, Hubei 437400, P.R. China
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Young JM, Morgan BR, Mišić B, Schweizer TA, Ibrahim GM, Macdonald RL. A Partial Least-Squares Analysis of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2016; 77:908-15; discussion 915. [PMID: 26248048 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals who have aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAHs) experience decreased health-related qualities of life (HRQoLs) that persist after the primary insult. OBJECTIVE To identify clinical variables that concurrently associate with HRQoL outcomes by using a partial least-squares approach, which has the distinct advantage of explaining multidimensional variance where predictor variables may be highly collinear. METHODS Data collected from the CONSCIOUS-1 trial was used to extract 29 clinical variables including SAH presentation, hospital procedures, and demographic information in addition to 5 HRQoL outcome variables for 256 individuals. A partial least-squares analysis was performed by calculating a heterogeneous correlation matrix and applying singular value decomposition to determine components that best represent the correlations between the 2 sets of variables. Bootstrapping was used to estimate statistical significance. RESULTS The first 2 components accounting for 81.6% and 7.8% of the total variance revealed significant associations between clinical predictors and HRQoL outcomes. The first component identified associations between disability in self-care with longer durations of critical care stay, invasive intracranial monitoring, ventricular drain time, poorer clinical grade on presentation, greater amounts of cerebral spinal fluid drainage, and a history of hypertension. The second component identified associations between disability due to pain and discomfort as well as anxiety and depression with greater body mass index, abnormal heart rate, longer durations of deep sedation and critical care, and higher World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and Hijdra scores. CONCLUSION By applying a data-driven, multivariate approach, we identified robust associations between SAH clinical presentations and HRQoL outcomes. ABBREVIATIONS EQ-VAS, EuroQoL visual analog scaleHRQoL, health-related quality of lifeICU, intensive care unitIVH, intraventricular hemorrhagePLS, partial least squaresSAH, subarachnoid hemorrhageSVD, singular value decompositionWFNS, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
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- Julia M Young
- *Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ‡Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana; ¶Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ‖Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; #Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Provencio JJ, Swank V, Lu H, Brunet S, Baltan S, Khapre RV, Seerapu H, Kokiko-Cochran ON, Lamb BT, Ransohoff RM. Neutrophil depletion after subarachnoid hemorrhage improves memory via NMDA receptors. Brain Behav Immun 2016; 54:233-242. [PMID: 26872422 PMCID: PMC4828315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Cognitive deficits after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are common and disabling. Patients who experience delayed deterioration associated with vasospasm are likely to have cognitive deficits, particularly problems with executive function, verbal and spatial memory. Here, we report neurophysiological and pathological mechanisms underlying behavioral deficits in a murine model of SAH. On tests of spatial memory, animals with SAH performed worse than sham animals in the first week and one month after SAH suggesting a prolonged injury. Between three and six days after experimental hemorrhage, mice demonstrated loss of late long-term potentiation (L-LTP) due to dysfunction of the NMDA receptor. Suppression of innate immune cell activation prevents delayed vasospasm after murine SAH. We therefore explored the role of neutrophil-mediated innate inflammation on memory deficits after SAH. Depletion of neutrophils three days after SAH mitigates tissue inflammation, reverses cerebral vasoconstriction in the middle cerebral artery, and rescues L-LTP dysfunction at day 6. Spatial memory deficits in both the short and long-term are improved and associated with a shift of NMDA receptor subunit composition toward a memory sparing phenotype. This work supports further investigating suppression of innate immunity after SAH as a target for preventative therapies in SAH.
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- Jose Javier Provencio
- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Brain Immunology and Glia Center, University of Virginia, PO Box 800394, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Neuroinflammation Research Center, Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Shimamura N, Naraoka M, Katagai T, Katayama K, Kakuta K, Matsuda N, Ohkuma H. Analysis of Factors That Influence Long-Term Independent Living for Elderly Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients. World Neurosurg 2016; 90:504-510. [PMID: 27025452 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The number of elderly subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients has been increasing. The aim of this study was to analyze long-term outcome for elderly (≥75 years) SAH patients and to establish a treatment strategy. METHODS From January 2005 to December 2013, 86 consecutive cases were treated. We used a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at the outpatient clinic or a telephone interview of patients and/or families. Kaplan-Meier plots were done for mortality and independent (mRS 0 ∼ 2) state. Multivariate analysis was done to distinguish factors that influence on outcome. RESULTS Median age was 79, Hunt-Kosnik grade 1 ∼ 3 was 79%, and the radical intervention (clipping or coiling) rate was 78%. Mean follow-up period was 28.7 ± 3.4 standard error months. Half of deaths occurred during the first two months. The number of cases of independent living gradually decreased to 50% at 28 months after SAH. Half of patients lived independently for 36 months at HK grades 1 to 3, and 3 months at HK grades 4 to 5 (p < 0.05). Half of patients lived independently for 40 months in the radical intervention group, and 14 months in the conservative treatment group (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis for independent living revealed that gender, pre-morbid condition, HK grade, and postoperative complication were significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Good-grade elderly SAH cases that were independent pre-stroke should have radical intervention performed for aneurysm. Avoiding perioperative complications have a positive influence on long-term independent living.
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- Norihito Shimamura
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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Oras J, Grivans C, Bartley A, Rydenhag B, Ricksten SE, Seeman-Lodding H. Elevated high-sensitive troponin T on admission is an indicator of poor long-term outcome in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective observational study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2016; 20:11. [PMID: 26781032 PMCID: PMC4717610 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-015-1181-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) frequently develop cardiac complications in the acute phase after the bleeding. Although a number of studies have shown that increased levels of cardiac biomarkers after SAH are associated with a worse short-term prognosis, no prospective, consecutive study has assessed the association between biomarker release and long-term outcome. We aimed to evaluate whether the cardiac biomarkers, high-sensitive troponin T (hsTnT) and N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP), were associated with poor 1-year neurological outcome and cerebral infarction due to delayed cerebral ischaemia (CI-DCI). METHODS In this single-centre prospective observational study, all consecutive patients admitted to our neurointensive care unit from January 2012 to December 2013 with suspected/verified SAH with an onset of symptoms <72 hours were enrolled. Blood samples for hsTnT and NTproBNP were collected during three consecutive days following admission. Patients were followed-up after 1 year using the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE). Poor neurological outcome was defined as GOSE ≤ 4. RESULTS One hundred and seventy seven patients with suspected SAH were admitted during the study period; 143 fulfilled inclusion criteria and 126 fulfilled follow-up. Forty-one patients had poor 1-year outcome and 18 had CI-DCI. Levels of hsTnT and NTproBNP were higher in patients with poor outcome and CI-DCI. In multivariable logistic regression modelling age, poor neurological admission status, cerebral infarction of any cause and peak hsTnT were independently associated with poor late outcome. Both peak hsTnT and peak NTproBNP were independently associated with CI-DCI. CONCLUSION Increased serum levels of the myocardial damage biomarker hsTnT, when measured early after onset of SAH, are independently associated with poor 1-year outcome. Furthermore, release of both hsTnT and NTproBNP are independently associated with CI-DCI. These findings render further support to the notion that troponin release after SAH is an ominous finding. Future studies should evaluate whether there is a causal relationship between early release of biomarkers of myocardial injury after SAH and neurological sequelae.
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- Jonatan Oras
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Lorenz MW, Lauer A, Foerch C. Quantifying the Benefit of Prehospital Rapid Treatment in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2015; 46:3168-76. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose—
In acute ischemic stroke, time from onset to tissue-type plasminogen activator treatment (OTT) is a major determinant of outcome. To reduce OTT, clinical trials have been undertaken evaluating prehospital cerebral imaging with mobile computed tomographic scanners. Furthermore, blood biomarkers may allow rapid differentiation between ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage before hospital admission. How such treatment strategies translate into clinical benefit has not been specifically evaluated.
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We constructed decision models to estimate the net clinical benefit yielded by shorter OTT. In different scenarios, we estimated the proportion of patients with favorable outcome and the average quality of life.
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An OTT reduction of 60 minutes increases the probability of favorable outcome by 6.6% in a mixed stroke population. For comparison, the average effect of tissue-type plasminogen activator itself is 7.0%. Prehospital mobile computed tomography gaining 25 to 40 minutes increases the probability of favorable outcome by 3.0% to 4.6%. The additional benefit of prehospital computed tomography to deliver patients with large vessel occlusion directly to endovascular treatment centers increases the probability of favorable outcome by another 0.2% to 1.0%. A blood test discriminating ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage may beneficially substitute brain scan before tissue-type plasminogen activator if >32 to 40 minutes are gained and if sensitivity for intracerebral hemorrhage is >75% to 80%.
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Reducing the OTT has robust beneficial effects for acute stroke patients. Prehospital tissue-type plasminogen activator treatment without brain imaging may become conceivable under several preconditions, including a point-of-care test with >75% to 80% sensitivity to detect intracerebral hemorrhage and a time gain of >32 to 40 minutes. Ethical implications remain to be addressed.
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- Matthias W. Lorenz
- From the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Zaidi HA, Montoure A, Elhadi A, Nakaji P, McDougall CG, Albuquerque FC, Spetzler RF, Zabramski JM. Long-term functional outcomes and predictors of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus after treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms in the BRAT trial: revisiting the clip vs coil debate. Neurosurgery 2015; 76:608-13; discussion 613-4; quiz 614. [PMID: 25714521 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute hydrocephalus is a well-known sequela of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Controversy exists about whether open microsurgical methods serve to reduce shunt dependency compared with endovascular techniques. OBJECTIVE To determine predictors of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus and functional outcomes after aneurysmal SAH. METHODS A total of 471 patients who were part of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial from 2003 to 2007 were retrospectively reviewed. All variables including demographic data, medical history, treatment, imaging, and functional outcomes were included as part of the trial. No additional variables were retrospectively collected. RESULTS Ultimately, 147 patients (31.2%) required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in our series. Age, dissecting aneurysm type, ruptured vertebrobasilar aneurysm, Fisher grade, Hunt and Hess grade, admission intraventricular hemorrhage, admission intraparenchymal hemorrhage, blood in the fourth ventricle on admission, perioperative ventriculostomy, and hemicraniectomy were significant risk factors (P < .05) associated with shunt-dependent hydrocephalus on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, intraventricular hemorrhage and intraparenchymal hemorrhage were independent risk factors for shunt dependency (P < .05). Clipping vs coiling treatment was not statistically associated with VPS after SAH on both univariate and multivariate analyses. Patients who did not receive a VPS at discharge had higher Glasgow Outcome Scale and Barthel Index scores and were more likely to be functionally independent and to return to work 72 months after surgery (P < .05). CONCLUSION There is no difference in shunt dependency after SAH among patients treated by endovascular or microsurgical means. Patients in whom shunt-dependent hydrocephalus does not develop after SAH tend to have improved long-term functional outcomes.
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- Hasan A Zaidi
- Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Rueckriegel SM, Baron M, Domschke K, Neuderth S, Kunze E, Kessler AF, Nickl R, Westermaier T, Ernestus RI. Trauma- and distress-associated mental illness symptoms in close relatives of patients with severe traumatic brain injury and high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:1329-36; discussion 1336. [PMID: 26105760 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-015-2470-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Close relatives (CR) of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) suffer extraordinary distress during the treatment: Distress may lead to persisting mental illness symptoms within the spectrum of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and depression. The primary goal of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of these symptoms in CR. The secondary goal was identification of associated factors. METHOD Standardized interviews were conducted with 53 CR (mean age of 57.7 ± 11.4 years) of patients with TBI °III (n = 27) and high-grade SAH H&H °III-V (n = 26) between 5 and 15 months after the event. The interviews contained a battery of surveys to quantify symptoms of PTSD, anxiety disorders, and depression, i.e., Impact of Event Scale (IES-R), 36-item Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-36), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Fixed and modifiable possibly influencing factors were correlated. RESULTS Twenty-eight CR (53 %) showed IES-R scores indicating a probable diagnosis of PTSD. Twenty-five CR (47 %) showed an increased anxiety score and 18 (34 %) an increased depression score using HADS. Mean physical component summary of SF-36 was not abnormal (49.1 ± 9.1), whereas mean mental component summary was under average (41.0 ± 13.2), indicating a decreased quality of life caused by mental effects. Perception of the interaction quality with the medical staff and involvement into medical decisions correlated negatively with severity of mental illness symptoms. Evasive coping strategies were highly significantly associated with symptoms. CONCLUSIONS This study quantifies an extraordinarily high prevalence of mental illness symptoms in CR of patients with critical acquired brain injury due to SAH and TBI. Modifiable factors were associated with severity of mental illness symptoms. Prospective studies testing efficiency of early psychotherapeutic interventions are needed.
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- Stefan Mark Rueckriegel
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 11, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany,
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Zweifel-Zehnder AE, Stienen MN, Chicherio C, Studerus-Germann A, Bläsi S, Rossi S, Gutbrod K, Schmid N, Beaud V, Mondadori C, Brugger P, Sacco L, Müri R, Hildebrandt G, Fournier JY, Keller E, Regli L, Fandino J, Mariani L, Raabe A, Daniel RT, Reinert M, Robert T, Schatlo B, Bijlenga P, Schaller K, Monsch AU. Call for uniform neuropsychological assessment after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Swiss recommendations. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:1449-58. [PMID: 26179382 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-015-2480-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a high proportion of patients with favorable outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), neuropsychological deficits, depression, anxiety, and fatigue are responsible for the inability to return to their regular premorbid life and pursue their professional careers. These problems often remain unrecognized, as no recommendations concerning a standardized comprehensive assessment have yet found entry into clinical routines. METHODS To establish a nationwide standard concerning a comprehensive assessment after aSAH, representatives of all neuropsychological and neurosurgical departments of those eight Swiss centers treating acute aSAH have agreed on a common protocol. In addition, a battery of questionnaires and neuropsychological tests was selected, optimally suited to the deficits found most prevalent in aSAH patients that was available in different languages and standardized. RESULTS We propose a baseline inpatient neuropsychological screening using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) between days 14 and 28 after aSAH. In an outpatient setting at 3 and 12 months after bleeding, we recommend a neuropsychological examination, testing all relevant domains including attention, speed of information processing, executive functions, verbal and visual learning/memory, language, visuo-perceptual abilities, and premorbid intelligence. In addition, a detailed assessment capturing anxiety, depression, fatigue, symptoms of frontal lobe affection, and quality of life should be performed. CONCLUSIONS This standardized neuropsychological assessment will lead to a more comprehensive assessment of the patient, facilitate the detection and subsequent treatment of previously unrecognized but relevant impairments, and help to determine the incidence, characteristics, modifiable risk factors, and the clinical course of these impairments after aSAH.
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- Antoinette E Zweifel-Zehnder
- Division of Neuropaediatrics, Development, and Rehabilitation, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Nichol G, Guffey D, Stiell IG, Leroux B, Cheskes S, Idris A, Kudenchuk PJ, Macphee RS, Wittwer L, Rittenberger JC, Rea TD, Sheehan K, Rac VE, Raina K, Gorman K, Aufderheide T. Post-discharge outcomes after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A ROC PRIMED substudy. Resuscitation 2015; 93:74-81. [PMID: 26025570 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Assessment of morbidity is an important component of evaluating interventions for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). OBJECTIVE We evaluated among survivors of OHCA cognition, functional status, health-related quality of life and depression as functions of patient and emergency medical services (EMS) factors. DESIGN Prospective cohort sub-study of a randomized trial. SETTING The parent trial studied two comparisons in persons with non-traumatic OHCA treated by EMS personnel participating in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. PARTICIPANTS Consenting survivors to discharge. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Telephone assessments up to 6 months after discharge included neurologic function (modified Rankin score, MRS), cognitive impairment (Adult Lifestyle and Function Mini Mental Status Examination, ALFI-MMSE), health-related quality of life (Health Utilities Index Mark 3, HUI3) and depression (Telephone Geriatric Depression Scale, T-GDS). RESULTS Of 15,794 patients enrolled in the parent trial, 729 (56% of survivors) consented. About 644 respondents (88% of consented) completed ≥ 1 assessment. Likelihood of assessment was associated with baseline characteristics and study site. Most respondents had MRS ≤ 3 (82.7%), no cognitive impairment (82.7% ALFI-MMSE ≥ 17), no severe impairment in health (71.6%, HUI3 ≥ 0.7) and no depression (90.1% T-GDS≤10). Outcomes did not differ by trial intervention or time from hospital discharge. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The majority of patients in this large cohort who survived cardiac arrest and were interviewed had no, mild or moderate health impairment. Concern about poor quality of life is not a valid reason to abandon efforts to improve an EMS system's response to cardiac arrest.
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- Graham Nichol
- Clinical Trial Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States; University of Washington-Harborview Center for Prehospital Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
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- Clinical Trial Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Clinical Trial Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Center for Prehospital Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, United States
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- King County EMS, Seattle and King County Public Health, and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clark County Emergency Medical Services, Vancouver, WA, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- King County EMS, Seattle and King County Public Health, and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Trial Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Institute of Health Policy, Measurement and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Clackamas Fire District #1, Clackamas, OR, United States
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Delgado Almandoz JE, Kadkhodayan Y, Crandall BM, Scholz JM, Fease JL, Anderson RE, Tubman DE. Diagnostic yield of delayed neurovascular imaging in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, negative initial CT and catheter angiograms, and a negative 7 day repeat catheter angiogram. J Neurointerv Surg 2013; 6:637-42. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Naval NS, Kowalski RG, Chang TR, Caserta F, Carhuapoma JR, Tamargo RJ. The SAH Score: a comprehensive communication tool. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2013; 23:902-9. [PMID: 24103667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Hunt and Hess grade and World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) scale are commonly used to predict mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Our objective was to improve the accuracy of mortality prediction compared with the aforementioned scales by creating the "SAH score." METHODS The aSAH database at our institution was analyzed for factors affecting in-hospital mortality using multiple logistic regression analysis. Scores were weighted based on relative risk of mortality after stratification of each of these variables. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was subdivided into groups of 3-4 (score = 1), 5-8 (score = 2), 9-13 (score = 3), and 14-15 (score = 4). Age was categorized into 4 subgroups: 18-49 (score = 1), 50-69 (score = 2), 70-79 (score = 3), and 80 years or more (score = 4). Medical comorbidities were subdivided into none (score = 1), 1 (score = 2), or 2 or more (score = 3). RESULTS In total, 1134 patients were included; all-cause SAH hospital mortality was 18.3%. Admission GCS, age, and medical comorbidities significantly affected mortality after multivariate analysis (P < .05). Summated scores ranged from 0 to 8 with escalating mortality at higher scores (0 = 2%, 1 = 6%, 2 = 8%, 3 = 15%, 4 = 30%, 5 = 58%, 6 = 79%, 7 = 87%, and 8 = 100%). Positive predictive value (PPV) for scores in the range 7-8 was 88.5%, whereas 6-8 was 83%. Negative predictive value (NPV) was 94% for range 0-2 and 92% for 0-3. The area under the curve (AUC) for the SAH score was .821 (good accuracy), compared with the WFNS scale (AUC .777, fair accuracy) and the Hunt and Hess grade (AUC .771, fair accuracy). CONCLUSIONS The SAH score was found to be more accurate in predicting aSAH mortality compared with the Hunt and Hess grade and WFNS scale.
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- Neeraj S Naval
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Covey J, Noble AJ, Schenk T. Family and friends' fears of recurrence: impact on the patient's recovery after subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2013; 119:948-54. [DOI: 10.3171/2013.5.jns121688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and their close friends and family may be excessively fearful that the patient will have a recurrence, and such fears could play a critical role in the poor recovery shown by many patients The authors examined whether these fears could account for significant variance in psychosocial outcomes.
Methods
The authors prospectively studied a sample of 69 patients with SAH alongside their spouse, other family member, and/or close friend identified as their significant other (SO). The patient/SO pairs were assessed at 13 months postictus for their fears of recurrence and for health-related quality of life on the 8 domains of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey.
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The SOs were found to be significantly more fearful of SAH recurrence than the patients. The SO's fears also explained unique variance in the patient's recovery on 4 of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey domains over and above the patient's own fears, demographic and/or neurological variables, and the patient's history of psychiatric or neurological problems. The domains affected reflected activity-based and functional aspects of the patient's quality of life as opposed to more general characteristics of their emotional well-being or physical health state.
Conclusions
The patient's recovery may be compromised if their spouse, close family, and/or friends are excessively fearful about their suffering a recurrence. Perhaps the SO's fears cause them to be overprotective of the patient and to restrict their day-to-day activities. Attention must therefore be given to the experience of having a loved one suffer from an SAH, and alleviating the caregiver's fears could help to promote a better outcome for the patient.
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- Judith Covey
- 1Department of Psychology, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees
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- 2Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom; and
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- 3Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Janjua N, Qureshi AI, Zaidat OO. Systemization of advanced stroke care: the dollars and sense of comprehensive stroke centers. J Neurointerv Surg 2013; 6:162-5. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Czapiga B, Kozba-Gosztyla M, Czapiga A, Jarmundowicz W, Rosinczuk-Tonderys J, Krautwald-Kowalska M. Recovery and quality of life in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms. Rehabil Nurs 2013; 39:250-9. [PMID: 24038042 DOI: 10.1002/rnj.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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PURPOSE Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) secondary to ruptured cerebral aneurysm is a common and frequently devastating condition with a high mortality and morbidity among survivors. The purpose of this study was to conduct a long-term follow-up of SAH patients, assess the changes in functional outcomes, describe quality of life (QOL), and determine its predictors 3.6 years after the hemorrhage. DESIGN The study design is an exploratory, descriptive correlational design. METHODS Results were collected from a sample of 113 SAH survivors treated in our institution over a 2-year period (January 2006 until December 2007). We collected data on early and long-term functional outcomes and compared the differences. The health-related QOL was measured using the Polish version of The Short Form - 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36v2). Multivariable logistic regression was derived to define independent predictors of the QOL. FINDINGS The mean follow-up time was 3.6 years. Sixty-six percent of patients had improvement in functional outcomes and among previously employed people 56% returned to work. QOL deteriorated in 24% of patients with the most affected dimension of Physical Role. Factors that predict good QOL are male gender, younger age, good economic/professional status, lack of physical handicaps, rehabilitation in a professional center, subjective improvement in health status, and absence of headaches or physical decline. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Recovery process in SAH patients is dynamic and progresses over time. Since physical handicaps and low economic status significantly reduce the quality of life, an effort should be made to provide intensive rehabilitation and to encourage SAH survivors to return to work.
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- Bogdan Czapiga
- Department of Neurosurgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Brand C, Alber B, Fladung AK, Knauer K, König R, Oechsner A, Schneider IL, Tumani H, Widder B, Wirtz CR, Woischneck D, Kapapa T. Cognitive performance following spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage versus other forms of intracranial haemorrhage. Br J Neurosurg 2013; 28:68-80. [DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2013.815314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hydrocephalus in 389 patients with aneurysm-associated subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20:824-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Navi BB, Kamel H, Hemphill JC, Smith WS. Trajectory of functional recovery after hospital discharge for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2013; 17:343-7. [PMID: 22932992 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-012-9772-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although there are extensive data on long-term disability after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), there are few data on the trajectory of functional recovery after hospital discharge. METHODS From October 2009 to April 2010, we prospectively followed consecutive patients with non-traumatic SAH discharged from a university hospital. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores were calculated at discharge from chart review and at 6 months by standardized telephone interview. Good functional status was defined as a mRS score of 0-2, and poor status as an mRS score of 3-6. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the trajectory of functional recovery and determine the proportion of patients whose functional status improved from poor to good. RESULTS Among 52 patients with non-traumatic SAH (79 % aneurysmal) who were discharged alive, most (71 %) were discharged home. Median (IQR) mRS score was 3 (2-4) at discharge and 2 (1-2) at 6 months. Some functional recovery (any improvement in mRS score) was seen in most patients (83 %; 95 % CI, 72-93 %). Of the 28 patients with poor functional status at discharge, 16 (57 %) improved to good functional status at 6 months. All patients with Hunt-Hess grade 4 or 5 hemorrhages (n = 14) had poor functional status at discharge, but half (95 % CI, 20-80 %) recovered to a good functional status at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Although our sample size is small, our findings suggest that a substantial proportion of patients with SAH who are disabled at discharge go on to regain functional independence within 6 months.
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- Babak B Navi
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, USA.
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Improved aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes: A comparison of 2 decades at an academic center. J Crit Care 2013; 28:182-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a severe and acute life-threatening cerebrovascular disease. Approximately 80% of all acute non-traumatic SAHs are the result of a ruptured cerebrovascular aneurysm. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment a high morbidity and mortality still exists. Apart from the primary cerebral damage there are also secondary complications, such as vasospasm, rebleeding, hydrocephalus, cerebral edema or hydrocephalus. For an appropriate therapy an understanding of the extensive pathophysiology, the options in diagnostics and therapy and the complications of the disease are essential. Anesthesiologists are decisively involved in the therapy of the primary and secondary damages and subsequently in the outcome as well. This article provides an overview of the perioperative and intensive care management of patients with SAH.
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Tjahjadi M, Heinen C, König R, Rickels E, Wirtz CR, Woischneck D, Kapapa T. Health-Related Quality of Life After Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Measured in a Recent Patient Population. World Neurosurg 2013; 79:296-307. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2011] [Revised: 01/29/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Farzad A, Radin B, Oh JS, Teague HM, Euerle BD, Nable JV, Liferidge AT, Windsor TA, Witting MD. Emergency diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage: an evidence-based debate. J Emerg Med 2013; 44:1045-53. [PMID: 23352866 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage is of paramount concern in patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute headache. Computed tomography followed by lumbar puncture is a time-honored practice, but recent technologic advances in magnetic resonance imaging with magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomography with computed tomography angiography can present alternatives for clinicians and patients. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article was to compare diagnostic strategies for ED patients in whom subarachnoid hemorrhage is suspected. METHODS We analyze and discuss current protocols, in addition to summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. RESULTS Through our residency's journal club, we organized an evidence-based debate that pitted proponents of the three subarachnoid hemorrhage diagnostic strategies against one another. Proponents of each strategy described its advantages and disadvantages. Briefly, computed tomography/lumbar puncture is time honored and effective, but is limited by complications and indeterminate lumbar puncture results. Magnetic resonance imaging with magnetic resonance angiography might be more effective in late presentations and can visualize aneurysms, yet has limited availability. Computed tomography with computed tomography angiography offers rapid diagnosis and is considered the most sensitive for diagnosing aneurysms, but has the highest radiation exposure. CONCLUSIONS Each of the three strategies used to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage has advantages and disadvantages with which clinicians should be familiar. Patient factors (e.g., age, body habitus, and risk factors), presentation factors (e.g., time from headache onset and severity of presentation), and institutional factors (availability of magnetic resonance imaging with magnetic resonance angiography) can influence the choice of protocol.
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- Ali Farzad
- University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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von Vogelsang AC, Burström K, Wengström Y, Svensson M, Forsberg C. Health-Related Quality of Life 10 Years After Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture. Neurosurgery 2012. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3182804686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND:
Experiencing an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) could affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL) several years after the onset. Long-term studies are scarce, and there is a lack of knowledge of whether HRQoL is affected > 5 years after the onset and, if so, in what dimensions. In the general population, HRQoL decreases with age and with the occurrence of a disease and differs between sexes. Factors that may influence HRQoL after aneurysmal SAH include neurological outcome, perceived recovery, aneurysm treatment, and family support.
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To measure HRQoL and to explore factors affecting HRQoL 10 years after aneurysmal SAH.
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A consecutive sample of all patients admitted for intracranial aneurysm rupture at a neurosurgical clinic in Stockholm (n = 217, 79.5% of eligible) were followed up from 2007 to 2008, approximately 10 years after aneurysm rupture. HRQoL was measured with EQ-5D, and the results were compared with a general population sample from the Stockholm Public Health Survey 2006 matched by age and sex.
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Compared with the general population, the aneurysm sample reported significantly more problems in 4 of 5 EQ-5D dimensions—mobility, self-care, usual activities, and anxiety/depression—and had significantly lower EQ-5Dindex and EQ visual analog scale values. Within the aneurysm sample, HRQoL was most affected in respondents with worse Glasgow Outcome Scale values at hospital discharge, respondents with comorbidities, and respondents with low perceived recovery.
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Aneurysmal SAH affects HRQoL to a large extent, even 10 years after the onset, indicating a need for long-term follow-up and support after the onset.
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management, and Ethics
- Department of Public Health Sciences
- Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience; Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jang KS, Han YM, Jang DK, Park SK, Park YS. The quality of life of patients with good outcomes after anterior circulation aneurysm surgery assessed by the world health organization quality of life instrument-korean version. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2012; 52:179-86. [PMID: 23115658 PMCID: PMC3483316 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2012.52.3.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective Even in the patients with neurologically good outcome after intracranial aneurysm surgery, their perception of health is an important outcome issue. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life (QOL) and its predictors of patients who had a good outcome following anterior circulation aneurysm surgery as using the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument-Korean version. Methods We treated 280 patients with 290 intracranial aneurysms for 2 years. This questionnaire was taken and validated by 99 patients whose Glasgow Outcome Scale score was 4 and more and Global deterioration scale 3 and less at 6 months after the operation, and 85 normal persons. Each domain and facet was compared between the two groups, and a subgroup analysis was performed on the QOL values and hospital expenses of the aneurysm patients according to the type of craniotomy, approach, bleeding of the aneurysm and brain injury. Results Aneurysm patients showed a lower quality of life compared with control patients in level of independence, psychological, environmental, and spiritual domains. In the environmental domain, there were significant intergroup differences according to the type of craniotomy and the surgical approach used on the patients (p<0.05). The hospital charges were also significantly different according to the type of craniotomy (p<0.05). Conclusion Despite good neurological status, patients surgically treated for anterior circulation aneurysm have a low quality of life. The craniotomy size may affect the QOL of patients who underwent an anterior circulation aneurysm surgery and exhibited a good outcome.
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- Kyung-Sool Jang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Delgado Almandoz JE, Crandall BM, Fease JL, Scholz JM, Anderson RE, Kadkhodayan Y, Tubman DE. Diagnostic yield of catheter angiography in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and negative initial noninvasive neurovascular examinations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 34:833-9. [PMID: 23019174 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The yield of DSA in patients with SAH and negative initial noninvasive neurovascular examinations (CTA or MRA) is not well-understood. This study aimed to determine the yield of DSA for the detection of causative vascular lesions in this clinical scenario. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined the yield of DSA for the detection of causative vascular lesions in a cohort of patients presenting to our institution with SAH and negative initial noninvasive neurovascular examinations during a 5-year period. Two experienced neuroradiologists independently evaluated the NCCT to determine the SAH pattern (diffuse, perimesencephalic, or peripheral sulcal) and the catheter angiograms to assess the presence of a causative vascular lesion. RESULTS Fifty-five patients were included in the study, with a mean age of 58.2 years (median, 58 years; range, 25-88 years). Twenty-eight patients were men (50.9%), and 27 were women (49.1%). The initial noninvasive examination was a CTA in 47 patients (85.5%) and an MRA in 8 patients (14.5%). Thirty-three patients had diffuse SAH (60%); 11, perimesencephalic SAH (20%); and 11, peripheral sulcal SAH (20%). DSA demonstrated a causative vascular lesion in 6 patients (10.9%), 5 of whom had diffuse SAH (yield of 15.2%) and 1 of whom had peripheral sulcal SAH (yield of 9.1%). No causative vascular lesions were found in patients with perimesencephalic SAH. CONCLUSIONS DSA is a valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with diffuse and peripheral sulcal SAH who have negative initial noninvasive neurovascular examinations, demonstrating a causative vascular lesion in 15.2% and 9.1% of patients, respectively.
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- J E Delgado Almandoz
- Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, USA.
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