Cerebrospinal fluid exchange in the optic nerve in normal-tension glaucoma
Autor: | Neil R. Miller, Peter Meyer, Luca Remonda, Josef Flammer, Gregor P Jaggi, Robert N. Weinreb, Hanspeter E. Killer |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Intraocular pressure medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Glaucoma Severity of Illness Index Subarachnoid Space Article Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Basal (phylogenetics) Cerebrospinal fluid Hounsfield scale Ophthalmology Normal tension glaucoma medicine Humans Low Tension Glaucoma Prospective Studies Myelography Aged Cerebrospinal Fluid business.industry Optic Nerve Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Sensory Systems medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia Optic nerve Female Subarachnoid space Tomography X-Ray Computed business Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology. 96:544-548 |
ISSN: | 1468-2079 0007-1161 |
Popis: | Aim To report on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exchange between the intracranial spaces (ie, basal cisterns) and the subarachnoid space (SAS) of the optic nerve (ON) in subjects with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) compared with control subjects without NTG or other forms of glaucoma. Methods CT cisternography of the brain and orbits was performed in 18 patients with NTG (7 women, 11 men; mean age 64.9±8.9 years) and in four patients without glaucoma or intracranial disease (4 women; mean age 62.8±18.4 years). The density of contrast-loaded cerebrospinal fluid (CLCSF) in the intracranial spaces and in the SAS surrounding the ONs was measured in Hounsfield units. Study design Unmasked, prospective series. Statistical analysis was performed using an independent two-tailed t test and the non-parametric Spearman correlation test. Results The density of CLCSF in the SAS surrounding the ONs in the NTG group was significantly reduced compared with its density in the intracranial CSF spaces and in the SAS of ONs measured in the control group (p=0.006). There were no significant differences between men and women within the NTG group (p>0.35). Conclusions The finding of a difference in the concentration gradients between the CLCSF within the intracranial spaces and the SAS of the ONs in this group of NTG patients compared with control subjects supports the hypothesis of a disturbed CSF exchange between the CSF in the intracranial spaces and the CSF in the SAS surrounding the ONs. The disturbance of CSF dynamics in this specific CSF pathway can be explained by ON compartmentation. The clinical importance of this finding warrants further investigation. |
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