TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in Cerebrovascular Disease
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Al-Kawaz, Mais
AU - Cho, Sung Min
AU - Gottesman, Rebecca F.
AU - Suarez, Jose I.
AU - Rivera-Lara, Lucia
N1 - Funding Information:
We sincerely thank Ms. Claire Levine, MS, ESL (Johns Hopkins University), for her diligent proofreading of this article. This article was prepared while Dr. Rebecca Gottesman was employed at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ own and do not reflect the view of the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States Government.
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PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Cerebral autoregulation (CA) prevents brain injury by maintaining a relatively constant cerebral blood flow despite fluctuations in cerebral perfusion pressure. This process is disrupted consequent to various neurologic pathologic processes, which may result in worsening neurologic outcomes. Herein, we aim to highlight evidence describing CA changes and the impact of CA monitoring in patients with cerebrovascular disease, including ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The study was preformed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. English language publications were identified through a systematic literature conducted in Ovid Medline, PubMed, and Embase databases. The search spanned the dates of each database’s inception through January 2021. We selected case–control studies, cohort observational studies, and randomized clinical trials for adult patients (≥ 18 years) who were monitored with continuous metrics using transcranial Doppler, near-infrared spectroscopy, and intracranial pressure monitors. Of 2799 records screened, 48 studies met the inclusion criteria. There were 23 studies on ischemic stroke, 18 studies on aSAH, 5 studies on ICH, and 2 studies on systemic hypertension. CA impairment was reported after ischemic stroke but generally improved after tissue plasminogen activator administration and successful mechanical thrombectomy. Persistent impairment in CA was associated with hemorrhagic transformation, malignant cerebral edema, and need for hemicraniectomy. Studies that investigated large ICHs described bilateral CA impairment up to 12 days from the ictus, especially in the presence of small vessel disease. In aSAH, impairment of CA was associated with angiographic vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia, and poor functional outcomes at 6 months. This systematic review highlights the available evidence for CA disruption during cerebrovascular diseases and its possible association with long-term neurological outcome. CA may be disrupted even before acute stroke in patients with untreated chronic hypertension. Monitoring CA may help in establishing individualized management targets in patients with cerebrovascular disease.
AB - Cerebral autoregulation (CA) prevents brain injury by maintaining a relatively constant cerebral blood flow despite fluctuations in cerebral perfusion pressure. This process is disrupted consequent to various neurologic pathologic processes, which may result in worsening neurologic outcomes. Herein, we aim to highlight evidence describing CA changes and the impact of CA monitoring in patients with cerebrovascular disease, including ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The study was preformed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. English language publications were identified through a systematic literature conducted in Ovid Medline, PubMed, and Embase databases. The search spanned the dates of each database’s inception through January 2021. We selected case–control studies, cohort observational studies, and randomized clinical trials for adult patients (≥ 18 years) who were monitored with continuous metrics using transcranial Doppler, near-infrared spectroscopy, and intracranial pressure monitors. Of 2799 records screened, 48 studies met the inclusion criteria. There were 23 studies on ischemic stroke, 18 studies on aSAH, 5 studies on ICH, and 2 studies on systemic hypertension. CA impairment was reported after ischemic stroke but generally improved after tissue plasminogen activator administration and successful mechanical thrombectomy. Persistent impairment in CA was associated with hemorrhagic transformation, malignant cerebral edema, and need for hemicraniectomy. Studies that investigated large ICHs described bilateral CA impairment up to 12 days from the ictus, especially in the presence of small vessel disease. In aSAH, impairment of CA was associated with angiographic vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia, and poor functional outcomes at 6 months. This systematic review highlights the available evidence for CA disruption during cerebrovascular diseases and its possible association with long-term neurological outcome. CA may be disrupted even before acute stroke in patients with untreated chronic hypertension. Monitoring CA may help in establishing individualized management targets in patients with cerebrovascular disease.
KW - Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
KW - Cerebral autoregulation
KW - Intracerebral hemorrhage
KW - Ischemic stroke
KW - Near-infrared spectroscopy
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U2 - 10.1007/s12028-022-01484-5
DO - 10.1007/s12028-022-01484-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35378665
AN - SCOPUS:85127416844
SN - 1541-6933
VL - 36
SP - 1053
EP - 1070
JO - Neurocritical Care
JF - Neurocritical Care
IS - 3
ER -