Aqueductal cerebrospinal fluid pulsatility in healthy individuals is affected by impaired cerebral venous outflow.

Autor: Beggs CB; Medical Biophysics Laboratory, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK., Magnano C, Shepherd SJ, Marr K, Valnarov V, Hojnacki D, Bergsland N, Belov P, Grisafi S, Dwyer MG, Carl E, Weinstock-Guttman B, Zivadinov R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI [J Magn Reson Imaging] 2014 Nov; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 1215-22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 08.
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24468
Abstrakt: Purpose: To investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics in the aqueduct of Sylvius (AoS) in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)-positive and -negative healthy individuals using cine phase contrast imaging.
Materials and Methods: Fifty-one healthy individuals (32 CCSVI-negative and 19 age-matched CCSVI-positive subjects) were examined using Doppler sonography (DS). Diagnosis of CCSVI was established if subjects fulfilled ≥2 venous hemodynamic criteria on DS. CSF flow and velocity measures were quantified using a semiautomated method and compared with clinical and routine 3T MRI outcomes.
Results: CCSVI was associated with increased CSF pulsatility in the AoS. Net positive CSF flow was 32% greater in the CCSVI-positive group compared with the CCSVI-negative group (P = 0.008). This was accompanied by a 28% increase in the mean aqueductal characteristic signal (ie, the AoS cross-sectional area over the cardiac cycle) in the CCSVI-positive group compared with the CCSVI-negative group (P = 0.021).
Conclusion: CSF dynamics are altered in CCSVI-positive healthy individuals, as demonstrated by increased pulsatility. This is accompanied by enlargement of the AoS, suggesting that structural changes may be occurring in the brain parenchyma of CCSVI-positive healthy individuals.
(© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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