Usefulness of cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements to predict the functional outcome for rehabilitation in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD)

Abstract

Measurement of the Av.mCBF before rehabilitation of CVD patients will permit prediction of the efficacy of rehabilitation. Also the regional CBF of the frontal lobe is most important for improving the BI score.

Prediction of Stroke Rehabilitation Outcome with Xenon-enhanced Computed Tomography Cerebral Blood Flow Study

“…The strongest correlation was found between the frontal lobe rCBF before rehabilitation and the BI score after rehabilitation in a SPECT study. 11 It is also reported that the right parietal area demonstrated a strong correlation with SPECT and FIM changes as predictors of return to functional living status. 10 We speculate that the image of movement begins at the right parietal lobe and it is transmitted to the ipsilateral frontal lobe.…”

“…In addition, a number of cerebral blood flow (CBF) studies have been discussed to predict the outcome during the acute stage of stroke. 6,7,8,9 However, there are few reports 10,11 that showed significant relation between rehabilitation outcome and regional CBF in the chronic stage.…”