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Thrombolysis, Complete Recanalization, Diffusion Reversal, and Luxury Perfusion in Hyperacute Stroke
A 59-year old man was admitted to our stroke care unit 1.8 hours after onset of cardioembolic stroke. Administration of issue-plasminogen activator achieved complete recanalization, and his lesion on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) disappeared and single photon emission computed tomography showed luxury perfusion. DWI reversal and luxury perfusion were sometimes observed in hyperacute stroke patients, especially timely reperfusion was achieved. However, the relationships between DWI reversal and luxury perfusion were not well known.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuki Sakamoto, Takahiro Ouchi, Seiji Okubo, Arata Abe, Junya Aoki, Akane Nogami, Takahiro Sato, Hiroyuki Hokama, Yutaro Ogawa, Shizuka Suzuki, Masahiro Mishina, Kazumi Kimura Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis Detected by Arterial Spin-Labeled Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Subacute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: With advantages in easy acquisition and no radiation, ASL-MRI seems to be an ideal tool for the detection and follow-up of CCD.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Shuai Chen, Min Guan, Hao-Jun Lian, Li-Jia Ma, Jun-Kui Shang, Shuang He, Ming-Ming Ma, Mi-Lan Zhang, Zi-Yuan Li, Mei-Yun Wang, Da-Peng Shi, Jie-Wen Zhang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Searching for Salvageable Brain: The Detection of Ischemic Penumbra Using Various Imaging Modalities?
Various imaging modalities are used to identify the ischemic penumbra in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Although single-photon emission computed tomography (CT), perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and perfusion CT are used to evaluate residual cerebral blood flow in the ischemic area, validation of the perfusion threshold for the penumbra has not been established. The ischemic core corresponds generally to areas with early ischemic changes, such as parenchymal hypoattenuation on CT, restricted apparent diffusion coefficient on diffusion-weighted MRI, or very low cerebral blood volume on perfusion C...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 18, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Teruyuki Hirano Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research
Utility of Early Post-treatment Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging to Predict Outcome in Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator
It is important to predict the outcome of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)–treated patients early after the treatment for considering the post-tPA treatment option. We assessed cerebral blood flow (CBF) of tPA-treated patients with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 1 hour after tPA infusion to predict the patient outcome. Technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime SPECT was performed in 35 consecutive tPA-treated patients. Asymmetry index, a contralateral-to-ipsilateral ratio of CBF, was calculated to analyze CBF quantitatively. Hypoperfusion or hyperperfusion was defined as a decrease of 25% or mor...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 16, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Takeo Abumiya, Masahito Katoh, Takuya Moriwaki, Masami Yoshino, Takeshi Aoki, Hiroyuki Imamura, Toshimitsu Aida, Hideo Scichinohe, Naoki Nakayama, Ken Kazumata, Kiyohiro Houkin Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Acute Hearing Loss Caused by Decreasing Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Arterial Perfusion in a Patient with Vertebral Artery Stenosis
We report a case of bilateral hearing loss caused by decreased vascular flow in the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) territory. A 74-year-old man who experienced right hearing loss 5 months ago presented with bilateral deafness and right cerebellar ataxia; however, no ischemic lesion was detected in the bilateral AICA area. After stroke treatment, hearing loss was improved. One month later, we obtained blood flow improvement in the left AICA territory on single –photon-emission computed tomography and vertebral artery stenosis on magnetic resonance angiography.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 31, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Rintaro Fukuda, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Arisa Hayashida, Yuji Ueno, Kazuo Yamashiro, Ryota Tanaka, Nobutaka Hattori Tags: Case Studies Source Type: research
Positional Brain Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Findings in a Case of Limb-Shaking Syndrome
An 84-year-old man, who presented lower limbs limb-shaking syndrome at orthostatism lasting a few seconds, was referred in our stroke unit. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an acute infarction in the right thalamus and the insular cortex, left extracranial carotid stenosis at 80%, and low flow in the right middle cerebral artery but did not explain limb-shaking syndrome symptomatology. We performed comparative positional brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), in the upright and in the supine position, to explore and localize hypoperfusion-endangered brain structures that may be involved in the...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 4, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Caroline Bund, C éline Heimburger, Valérie Wolff, Izzie Jacques Namer Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Preoperatively estimated graft flow rate contributes to the improvement of hemodynamics in revascularization for Moyamoya disease
Moyamoya disease is a cerebrovascular disease that is characterized by chronic progressive stenosis of the terminal portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) on both sides of the brain, which results in an abnormal vascular network of the collateral pathways at the base of the brain.1,2 Therefore, patients with Moyamoya disease have a decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF) and reduced cerebral perfusion pressure,3 which can result in ischemic and/or hemorrhagic stroke. This hemodynamic condition can be evaluated using positron emission tomography (PET) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) as the gold standard procedure.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 7, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Tomoyoshi Kuribara, Takeshi Mikami, Katsuya Komatsu, Yusuke Kimura, Sangnyon Kim, Kei Miyata, Yukinori Akiyama, Rei Enatsu, Toru Hirano, Nobuhiro Mikuni Source Type: research
Correlation Between Severity of Carotid Stenosis and Vascular Reserve Measured by Acetazolamide Brain Perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
This study examined that relationship. A total of 56 ICAs in 43 patients were included. Computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging showed no evidence of infarction in any of these patients. Both iodine-123-N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine (123IMP)–single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the resting state and 123IMP-SPECT with acetazolamide (ACZ) enhancement were performed. Quantitated cerebral blood flow (CBF) images were acquired with the 123IMP autoradiography technique. The mean CBF without ACZ administration (resting CBF) and CVR in the middle cerebral artery territory were calculated using ste...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 9, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Noriaki Tomura, Takahiro Otani, Makoto Koga, Koichi Ishiyama Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Usefulness of Dual and Fully Automated Measurements of Cerebral Blood Flow during Balloon Occlusion Test of the Internal Carotid Artery
This study was conducted to show the reliability of fully automated quantification of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in balloon occlusion test (BOT) of the internal carotid artery (ICA). We also shows the usefulness of ratio of rCBF during BOT to rCBF at rest (BOT/rest ratio = rCBF during BOT/rCBF at rest) rather than asymmetry index (AI) during BOT (AI = occluded-side rCBF/contralateral rCBF).Methods: In the last 2 years, we performed the BOT on 10 consecutive patients (4 with intracranial aneurysms and 6 with head and neck tumors). During the BOT, mean stump pressure (MSTP) of the ICA was monitored. We measured cere...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 20, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Takeshi Torigai, Mitsuhito Mase, Takayuki Ohno, Hiroyuki Katano, Yusuke Nisikawa, Keita Sakurai, Shigeru Sasaki, Junko Toyama, Kazuo Yamada Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Arterial Spin-Labeling Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Revascularization of Moyamoya Disease
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique for depicting cerebral perfusion without contrast medium. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ASL can be used to detect hyperperfusion after revascularization for moyamoya disease as effectively as N-isopropyl-[123I]β-iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Fifteen consecutive patients with moyamoya disease were included in the study. All patients underwent surgical revascularization. Postoperatively, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by flow-sensitive alternating inversion reco...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 21, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Toshiya Sugino, Takeshi Mikami, Kei Miyata, Kengo Suzuki, Kiyohiro Houkin, Nobuhiro Mikuni Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Signal Intensity Changes for the Middle Cerebral Artery on 3-Dimensional Time-of-flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography Indicate Acute Hemodynamic Changes after Carotid Endarterectomy
In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether 3D-TOF-MRA could be used as an alternative to single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for assessing the increase in the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To do this, we compared the SI of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) on magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and the rCBF on SPECT.Methods: We enrolled 30 patients with internal carotid artery stenosis. SPECT and MRA were performed before and 3-4 days after CEA. rCBF was assessed using SPECT, and the SI of the MCA was assessed using single-slab 3D-TOF-MRA. Regions of interest were...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Kimitoshi Sato, Akira Kurata, Hidehiro Oka, Shinichi Kan, Yusuke Inoue, Yuji Asano, Kiyotaka Fujii Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
123I-IMP-SPECT in a Patient with Cerebral Proliferative Angiopathy: A Case Report
We describe cerebral perfusion abnormalities in a patient with CPA by using N-isopropyl-p-[123I] iodoamphetamine single-photon emission computed tomography (123I-IMP-SPECT) and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The patient, a 13-year-old boy, had reversible focal neurological deficits unrelated to cerebral hemorrhage. 123I-IMP-SPECT at resting state showed preserved uptake within the vascular lesion, yet lower uptake in the area adjacent to the lesion. In addition, acetazolamide-stressed 123I-IMP-SPECT exhibited severely impaired cerebrovascular reactivity over the affected hemisphere, suggesting that his foca...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 8, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Tomomi Kimiwada, Toshiaki Hayashi, Reizo Shirane, Teiji Tominaga Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
A Case of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus with a Reversible Contralateral Cerebellar Lesion: Temporal Changes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Finding
A 67-year-old woman was brought to our institution because of unconsciousness. Clinical and electrophysiological findings lead us to diagnose her with nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Initial magnetic resonance imaging revealed hyperintensity in the left cerebral cortex and the right cerebellum on diffusion-weighted image and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR). Single-photon emission computed tomography showed increased blood flow in the left frontal cerebrum but not in the right cerebellum. The hyperintensity in the left cerebrum on the follow-up FLAIR was still present. The contralateral cerebellum remained und...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Yasuko Ohe, Takeshi Hayashi, Ichiro Deguchi, Takuya Fukuoka, Hajime Maruyama, Yuji Kato, Norio Tanahashi Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
Retrosplenial Amnesia without Topographic Disorientation Caused by a Lesion in the Nondominant Hemisphere
We report the case of a 68-year-old right-handed man who was admitted to our hospital because of sudden onset of headache. On admission, he presented with left homonymous hemianopsia, disorientation, and recent memory disturbance; however, he had normal remote memory and digit span. He was able to recall the room layout of his house and describe the route from the nearest station to his home on a map. However, at the hospital, he sometimes lost his way because of amnesia. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a subcortical hematoma in the right occipital forceps and the parietal lobe, involving t...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Shinichiro Maeshima, Aiko Osawa, Fumitaka Yamane, Tomoyuki Yoshihara, Ryuzaburo Kanazawa, Shoichiro Ishihara Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
