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Neurological Improvement after Cranioplasty in Patients with Surgical Bony Defects : The Usefulness of Acetazolamide Activated $^{99m}Tc-HMPAO$ SPECT

  • Seo, Won-Duck (Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Young-Don (Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Dae-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Gi-Hwan (Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yeo, Hyung-Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of cranioplasty on dynamics of cerebral blood flow[CBF] and cerebrovascular reserve capacity[CVRC], and to investigate the usefulness of single photon emission computed tomography [SPECT] as a prognostic factor for neurological improvement after cranioplasty. Methods : Between March 2003 and December 2005, a prospective study was performed on 24 patients who had undergone total 25 cranioplasty operations. Cerebral blood flow velocities in the middle cerebral artery[MCA] and internal carotid artery[ICA] were obtained by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography[TCD]. The CVRC was assessed by SPECT in the natural state and after stimulation with 1g of acetazolamide. Neurological improvement after cranioplasty was compared between patients who showed hyperactivity to acetazolamide-activated SPECT [Group 1, n=7] and hypoactivity to acetazolamide-activated SPECT [Group 2, n=17]. These measurements were obtained two weeks prior to and two weeks after cranioplasty. Results : The blood flow velocities at the opposite site to the cranioplasty as well as at the cranioplasty site were significantly increased [P<0.05]. Compared with Group 2, there was significant increase in CBF and neurological improvement after cranioplasty in Group 1. Conclusion : Among patients with surgical bony defects, the patients who had normal reactivity of the CVRC showed a significant increase in CBF and neurological improvement after cranioplasty. The authors suggest that CVRC measurement prior to surgery may be an important prognostic factor for neurological improvement after cranioplasty.

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