Effects of Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy on Neurological Function and Cerebral Hemodynamics in Traumatic Versus Nontraumatic Brain Injury

After decompressive craniectomy (DC), cranioplasty (CP) can help to normalize vascular and cerebrospinal fluid circulation besides improving the patient's neurological status. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of CP on cerebral hemodynamics and on cognitive and functional outcomes in patients with and without a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Over a period of 3 years, 51 patients were included in the study: 37 TBI patients and 14 non-TBI patients. The TBI group was younger (28.86 ± 9.71 versus 45.64 ± 9.55 years, P = 0.0001), with a greater proportion of men than the non-TBI group (31 versus 6, P = 0.011). Both groups had improved cognitive outcomes (as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination) and functional outcomes (as assessed by the Barthel Index and Modified Rankin Scale) 90 days after CP. In the TBI group, the mean velocity of blood flow in the middle cerebral artery ipsilateral to the cranial defect increased between the time point before CP and 90 days after CP (34.24 ± 11.02 versus 42.14 ± 10.19 cm/s, P = 0.0001). In conclusion, CP improved the neurological status in TBI and non-TBI patients, but an increment in cerebral blood flow velocity after CP occurred only in TBI patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:131

Enthalten in:

Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement - 131(2021) vom: 10., Seite 79-82

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rynkowski, Carla B [VerfasserIn]
Robba, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Loreto, Melina [VerfasserIn]
Theisen, Ana Carolina Wickert [VerfasserIn]
Kolias, Angelos G [VerfasserIn]
Finger, Guilherme [VerfasserIn]
Czosnyka, Marek [VerfasserIn]
Bianchin, Marino Muxfeldt [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cerebral hemodynamics
Cognition
Cranioplasty
Functional recovery
Journal Article
Transcranial Doppler
Traumatic brain injury

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Date Completed 04.06.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-3-030-59436-7_17

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323948944