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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to learn about the possibility to predict clinical course of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients by performing the retrospective analysis of clinical data available in early pre-vasospasm phase. The main questions it aims to answer are: - What biomarkers retrieved from Computed Tomography (CT) and Computed Tomography Angiography (SAH location, leaked blood volume, cerebrospinal fluid volume, etc.) can be used to predict development of cerebral vasospasms, delayed cerebral ischemia and patients' outcome. - What biomarkers retrieved from transcranial Doppler examinations in early pre vasospasm can be used to predict development of cerebral vasospasms, delayed cerebral ischemia and patients' outcome. - What biomarkers retrieved from multimodal physiological monitoring in early pre vasospasm can be used to predict development of cerebral vasospasms, delayed cerebral ischemia and patients' outcome. - What is impact of other clinical data (blood test results, age, gender, etc.) on development of cerebral vasospasms and delayed cerebral ischemia.
Dapsone is a drug that has been used clinically for several decades due to its anti-infective effect, making it widely available. Its neuroprotective effects have been found through its glutamate receptors antagonistic effect. Their main objective was to study the neuroprotective properties in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and high-risk factors for the development of cerebral vasospasm. Both the placebo and the dapsone used in this clinical trial were provided by the institution's neurochemistry laboratory.
Despite the efforts made in its treatment, aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage continues to induce high mortality and morbidity rates. Today there are treatment protocols in all hospitals. The vast majority prefer, whenever possible, the endovascular route, given its lesser aggressiveness and morbidity. Although embolization prevents aneurysm' rebleeding, it does remove the subarachnoid blood clot. Therefore, it does not modify the evolution, incidence and severity of vasospasm. The idea is to carry out a 10-year retrospective study classifying patients into five groups based on the type of treatment received, analyzing the results' differences. The aim is to improve what is done as much as possible and to be able to propose potential areas for improvement. Besides, this study will be the basis of a future prospective study, prepared without the current one's biases and errors.
Nimodipine reduces the risk of poor outcome and delayed cerebral ischemia in patients suffering aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), but its mode of action is unknown. Its beneficial effect is assumed to be due its neuroprotective effects by reducing intracellular calcium and thereby cellular apoptosis, but higher concentrations might induce marked systemic hypotension, thereby inducing cerebral ischemia. Since several dosing regimes and routes of administration with inconclusive superiority exist and since the target site concentration of nimodipine - the unbound drug concentrations beyond the blood-brain barrier - is still not known, it is reasonable to measure nimodipine concentrations within the blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and interstitial brain tissue following oral, intra-venous and intra-arterial administration and correlate intra-arterial nimodipine administration to measures of cerebral metabolism and oxygenation. Therefore, the investigators propose to investigate in 30 patients suffering severe aneurysmal SAH and requiring cerebral microdialysis for cerebral neurochemical monitoring: - the ability of nimodipine to penetrate into the brain of neurointensive care patients by comparing exposure in brain, CSF and plasma, dependent on the route of administration (i.e. oral, intra-venous, and intra-arterial) and dosing intra-venously (0.5 - 2mg/h) - the impact of orally, intra-venously, and intra-arterially delivered nimodipine on cerebral metabolism, i.e. lactate/pyruvate ratio, pbtO2 and transcranial doppler flow velocities - the effect of oral and intra-venous nimodipine on systemic hemodynamic and cardiac parameters, using continuous Pulse Contour Cardiac Output (PiCCO) monitoring - the penetration properties of ethanol - as an excipient of nimodipine infusion - into the brain by comparing exposure in brain, CSF and plasma and quantifying the neuronal exposure to alcohol dependent on blood levels
This study aims to determine the inter- and intra-variability of Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound in neuro-critical care patients who are planned for consecutive daily TCD evaluations.
The pathophysiological mechanisms of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) involve early brain injury (EBI) and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). Several mechanisms contribute to EBI pathogenesis, including cell death, inflammatory response, oxidative stress, excitotoxicity, microcirculatory dysfunction, microthrombosis and cortical spreading depolarization. All are suggested to be linked due to common pathogenic pathways and direct interaction. Despite advances in research of diagnostics and treatment strategies, brain injury remains the major cause of death and disability in SAH patients. There is no sufficient treatment of SAH and its devastating consequences known so far. Developing and improving diagnostic methods to monitor SAH patients and to evaluate efficacy of treatment strategies are essential in SAH research. These include neuroimaging, biomarkers, and other parameters such as invasive multimodal neuromonitoring and intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring. Cerebral vasospasm (CV) - mostly responsible for DCI - can be depicted on angiograms. Altogether, tremendous efforts have been taken to conquer the occurrence and sustainability of CV. The mortality of patients suffering aSAH rises up to 50% if the patients' condition is critical (Hunt&Hess (HH) Grade 5, WFNS Grade 5, modified Fisher Grade 4). Reports of beneficial outcome in patients with pre-existing CSF shunting have been published. The hypothesis of early CSF reapplication to the bloodstream, in order to prevent CV seems to be positively approved by the mentioned reports. Nevertheless, no data could be found on the mechanisms of action in this phenomenon. To confirm the presence of interaction of the mechanisms of EBI and evaluate the application of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a pilot clinical trial was planned. Due to the lack of validated animal models for aSAH it is necessary to perform the trial first-in-human. A pilot (proof of concept) trial - is done through inclusion of 10 patients with severe aSAH (≥HH4). According to clinical guidelines, these patients receive external ventricular drainages in order to drain CSF and lower intracranial pressure. An interim analysis of data will be performed after inclusion and treatment of 5 patients. Blood-/CSF-sampling for further analysis will be collected before, during and after treatment according to the study protocol.
The investigators propose a technique using cone beam CT perfusion (CBCTP) imaging with an acetazolamide challenge as a potential diagnostic tool to detect a defect in cerebral autoregulation at a time when it has not yet caused clinically apparent signs or symptoms. 30 participants will be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and can expect to be on study for about 2 weeks.
Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is the metabolizing enzyme of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which may play a role in reducing neuroinflammation and regulating cerebral blood flow after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Hypotheses: Pharmacologic inhibition of the sEH enzyme is safe and will result in increased EETs availability in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. This study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1b randomized trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of GSK2256294, a novel soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor in patients with aneurysmal SAH.