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Neurosurgical Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage pp 59–71Cite as

The Role of Transcranial Doppler in the Management of Patients with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage — a Review

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Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 72))

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Introduced 15 years ago, transcranial Doppler (TCD) recordings of blood velocity in patients with recent subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) have two objectives: to detect elevated blood velocities suggesting cerebral vasospasm (VSP) and to identify patients at risk for delayed cerebral ischemic deficits (DID). The pathophysiological cascade causing DID is complex. Discrepancies between blood velocities and DID (presuming that there actually is an “ischemic threshold” for blood velocity in absolute terms, which seems most unlikely) have been demonstrated, particularly in patients with elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) levels. Furthermore, the vessel showing the highest blood velocity is not always the one perfusing the area where ischemic symptoms arise, nor does the site of the greatest subarachnoid blood clot always relate to the ischemic brain region. Moreover, it is probable that the complex haemodynamic changes following SAH and the subsequent development of VSP may be underestimated if only considering the crude intracranial artery blood velocities. Cerebral blood flow measurements combined with TCD to assess both flow and velocity have emphasised this point. Despite these findings and ignoring the basic principles of cerebral haemodynamics, cerebral vasospasm is still being assessed from the intracranial velocity measurement alone. The addition of at least a careful measurement from the extracranial internal carotid artery — using the same TCD equipment and taking only a few short minutes to perform — allows a much more accurate assessment of the degree and the effects of vasospasm.

This probably explains why the clinical value of TCD is still debated. There is still uncertainty as to the best method to prevent and to treat VSP, and the overall outcome after SAH depends on so many factors besides VSP. Conclusive evidence may therefore be hard to obtain, and it appears sound to conclude that even with advanced investigation technology available, proper selection, pre- peri- and postoperative care and timing of surgery remain cornerstones in the management of these patients,- equal in importance to their treatment in the operating room or in the interventional angiography suite.

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Lindegaard, KF. (1999). The Role of Transcranial Doppler in the Management of Patients with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage — a Review. In: Langmoen, I.A., Lundar, T., Aaslid, R., Reulen, HJ. (eds) Neurosurgical Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 72. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6377-1_5

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