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Magnetic resonance markers of bilateral neuronal metabolic dysfunction in patients with unilateral internal carotid artery occlusion
Ist Teil von
Magma (New York, N.Y.), 2021-02, Vol.34 (1), p.141-151
Ort / Verlag
Cham: Springer International Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Objectives
To evaluate cerebral hemodynamic, metabolic and anatomic changes occurring in patients with unilateral occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA).
Materials and methods
Twenty-two patients with unilateral occlusion of ICA and twenty age and sex matched healthy subjects were included in the study. Single voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (
1
H-MRS) of the centrum semiovale, semi-automated hippocampal volumetry in T1-weighted scans and transcranial Doppler examination (TCD) with calculation of Breath Holding Index (BHI) were performed in both groups. Metabolic, anatomic, and hemodynamic features were compared between the two groups.
Results
The
N
-acetylaspartate (NAA)/choline (Cho) ratio was significantly lower in both hemispheres of enrolled patients compared to controls (
p
= 0.005 for the side with occlusion,
p
= 0.04 for the side without occlusion). The hippocampus volume was significantly reduced bilaterally in patients compared to healthy subjects (
p
= 0.049). A statistically significant difference in BHI values was observed between the side with occlusion and without occlusion (
p
= 0.037) of the patients, as well as between BHI values of the side with occlusion and healthy volunteers (
p
= 0.014).
Discussion
Patients with unilateral ICA occlusion have reduced NAA/Cho ratio in the white matter of both hemispheres and have bilateral atrophy of hippocampus. The alteration of hemodynamics alone cannot explain these changes.