Transcranial Doppler for evaluation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

A. Y. Gur; A. Kesler; L. Shopin; N. M. Bornstein

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00861.x

Transcranial Doppler for evaluation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

A. Y. Gur, A. Kesler, L. Shopin, N. M. Bornstein

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Objectives - The value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography in assessing patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is uncertain. We sought to determine the contribution of TCD to their evaluation. Materials and methods - Twenty-three patients with suspected IIH underwent TCD. Mean blood flow (BFV), peak systolic (PSV) and end-diastolic (EDV) velocities, and pulsatility (PI) and resistance (RI) indexes were obtained in the middle cerebral (MCA) and vertebral (VA) arteries and compared (Student's t-test) between patients with confirmed IIH and controls. IIH patients and controls were comparable in terms of age, gender and weight. Results - The mean ± SD BFV_MCA, PSV_MCA, EDV_MCA and PI_VA in the 13 IIH patients were higher than in the ten controls (59 ± 6.8, 94 ± 28.5, 43 ± 12.4, 0.86 ± 0.16 and 50 ± 8.6, 72 ± 25.8, 32 ± 11.5, 0.58 ± 0.45 respectively, P < 0.05) but still within normal values. The mean ± SD PI_MCA, RI _MCA and RI_VA values in the IIH patients and controls were similar. Conclusions - TCD parameters had no useful unique features for monitoring IIH patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	239-242
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
Volume	116
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00861.x
State	Published - 1 Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Blood flow velocity
Intracranial pressure
Pseudotumor cerebri
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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