Linear CT-scan measurements in alcohol-dependent patients with and without delirium tremens

Maes, Michaël; Vandoolaeghe, Eric; Degroote, Johan; Altamura, Carlo; Roels, Christina; Hermans, P.

doi:10.1016/s0741-8329(99)00066-x

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“…The same rule should apply to sexual dimorphism. Therefore, the NIRT-B/SS sas-TQ results were fully consistent with the current MRI examination and historical data [6], [21]–[23]. It should nonetheless be noted that the differences between hemispheres seen during MRI examination in the present study, although identical with that previously reported, were not statistically significant.…”

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Subarachnoid Space: New Tricks by an Old Dog

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PurposeThe purpose of the study was to: (1) evaluate the subarachnoid space (SAS) width and pial artery pulsation in both hemispheres, and (2) directly compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to near-infrared transillumination/backscattering sounding (NIR-T/BSS) measurements of SAS width changes in healthy volunteers.MethodsThe study was performed on three separate groups of volunteers, consisting in total of 62 subjects (33 women and 29 men) aged from 16 to 39 years. SAS width was assessed by MRI and NIR-T/BSS, and pial artery pulsation by NIR-T/BSS.ResultsIn NIR-T/BSS, the right frontal SAS was 9.1% wider than the left (p<0.01). The SAS was wider in men (p<0.01), while the pial artery pulsation was higher in women (p<0.01). Correlation and regression analysis of SAS width changes between the back- and abdominal-lying positions measured with MRI and NIRT-B/SS demonstrated high interdependence between both methods (r = 0.81, p<0.001).ConclusionsNIR-T/BSS and MRI were comparable and gave equivalent modalities for the SAS width change measurements. The SAS width and pial artery pulsation results obtained with NIR-T/BSS are consistent with the MRI data in the literature related to sexual dimorphism and morphological asymmetries between the hemispheres. NIR-T/BSS is a potentially cheap and easy-to-use method for early screening in patients with brain tumours, increased intracranial pressures and other abnormalities. Further studies in patients with intracranial pathologies are warranted.

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“…The SAS has been studied much less frequently in adults. Nevertheless, there is one study in alcohol-dependent patients, where the mean SAS width was very close to 3 mm in the control group consisting of 10 healthy subjects [6].…”

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Subarachnoid Space: New Tricks by an Old Dog

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“…Structural changes observed in alcoholic patients compared to healthy controls included cerebellar tissue volume differences (Haubek and Lee, 1979), reduced thickness of the corpus callosum (Oishi et al, 1999), enlargement of ventricles (Ishii, 1983;Mutzell, 1992), and increased CSF volume in various intracranial zones in the cerebrum (Jernigan et al, 1982). In particular, the widths of the third ventricle (Kato et al, 1991;Kohlmeyer et al, 1986) and a pronounced prefrontal atrophy (Maes et al, 2000) best distinguish patients from controls.…”

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“…Reduced thickness of the corpus callosum in patients Maes et al (2000) Treatment Pfefferbaum et al (2000) Treatment seeking alcohol-dependent patients vs. healthy controls White matter tract disruption in the corpus callosum in patients Pfefferbaum and Sullivan (2002) Treatment seeking alcohol-dependent (male vs. female)…”

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Alcohol and the Human Brain: A Systematic Review of Different Neuroimaging Methods

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Mann

2011

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

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There has been tremendous progress in the development of imaging technologies. Use of these technologies has clearly demonstrated the structural and functional brain abnormalities that can occur with chronic alcohol use. The study of the alcoholic brain provides an heuristic model which furthers our understanding of neurodegenerative changes in general, as well as their partial reversibility with sustained abstinence. Additionally, functional imaging is poised to become an important tool for generating predictions about individual brain functioning, which can then be used as a basis for personalized medicine.

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“…Butterworth [9] has previously summarized the relevant literature in hepatic encephalopathy where hyperintensities in the globus pallidus are particularly characteristic. It is thought that frontal and temporal atrophy predispose to delirium tremens [10]. The aims of the review were (a) to summarize the available literature and (b) to determine whether any conclusions regarding structural and functional neuroimaging predictors, correlates, or consequences of delirium could be drawn.…”

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confidence: 99%