Sequential Assessment of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow, Regional Cerebral Blood Volume, and Blood—Brain Barrier in Focal Cerebral Ischemia: A Case Report
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- 29 June 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- Vol. 6 (3) , 379-384
- https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.1986.62
Abstract
Regional CBF (rCBF) and regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) were evaluated by N,N,N'-trimethyl- N'-(2)-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-[123I]iodobenzyl-1,3-propanediamine-2 HCl- and 99mTC-labeled red blood cells, respectively, and single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) in a patient with focal cerebral ischemia. Sequential transmission computerized tomography (TCT) and SPECT functional data were compared with clinical findings to monitor the pathophysiological events occurring in stroke. A lack of correlation between rCBF–rCBV distributions and blood–brain barrier (BBB) breakdown was found in the acute phase. In the face of more prolonged alteration of BBB, as seen by TCT enhancement, a rapid evolution of transient phenomena such as luxury perfusion was shown by SPECT studies. Follow-up of the patient demonstrated a correlation between the neurological recovery and a parallel relative improvement of the cerebral perfusion.Keywords
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