Introduction: Based on the evidence, the Pedunculopontine Tegmental nucleus (PPT) is involved in cardiovascular function regulation. In this study, the probable role of PPT on cardiovascular parameters in the hypotension induced by Hemorrhage (HEM) was evaluated.  Methods: The study rats were divided up into 5 groups: 1. Control (Saline); 2. Cobalt(II) chloride (CoCl2); 3. HEM; 4. Saline+HEM; ...

PURPOSE To develop a 3D whole-heart Bright-blood and black-blOOd phase SensiTive (BOOST) inversion recovery sequence for simultaneous noncontrast enhanced coronary lumen and thrombus/hemorrhage visualization. METHODS The proposed sequence alternates the acquisition of two bright-blood datasets preceded by different preparatory pulses to obtain variations in blood/myocardium contrast, which th...

INTRODUCTION Vitreous or retinal hemorrhage occurring in association with subarachnoid hemorrhage is known as Terson's syndrome. In Terson's syndrome, intracranial hemorrhages are followed by intraocular hemorrhage, classically in the subhyaloid space, but may also include subretinal, retinal, preretinal, and vitreal collections. Vitreous hemorrhage recovery is usually spontaneous in six to 12 ...

BACKGROUND The Totaled Health Risks in Vascular Events (THRIVE) score is a clinical prediction score that predicts ischemic stroke outcomes in patients receiving intravenous tissue plasminogen activator, endovascular stroke treatment, or no acute therapy. We have previously found an association between THRIVE and risk of post-tissue plasminogen activator symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in t...

Background: Cerebral vasospasm is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Vasospasm managed triple H vasodilators but sometimes, do not respond. Intra-arterial vasodilator infusion has been shown to improve outcome such patients. In this study, we try evaluate the efficacy intra-arterial nimodipine therapy 43 post-aneurysmal hemorrhage refractory cereb...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The morbidity from spontaneous hemorrhage of untreated brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) is not well described. METHODS The 241 consecutive AVM patients (mean age 37+/-16 years, 52% women) from the prospective Columbia AVM Databank initially presenting with hemorrhage were evaluated using the Rankin Scale (RS) and the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIH...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To evaluate the hemorrhage rates of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and the risk factors of hemorrhage before and after Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS). METHODS The annual hemorrhage rate was calculated as the number of hemorrhages divided by the patient-years at risk. Characteristics of patients and AVM related to hemorrhagic or nonhemorrhagic presentation we...

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is one of the most urgent clinical conditions among neurologic diseases. If untreated, the disease has high mortality and morbidity, and the outcome depends mostly on optimal diagnostic and treatment procedure. Currently, no national guidelines for the management of aSAH have been published or accepted in Croatia. Th erefore, treating procedures depend ...

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) reactivity monitoring is an appropriate primary parameter to evaluate cerebral resuscitation due to a systemic or regional cerebral injury leading to possible irreversible brain injury. Use of the electrical impedance method to estimate CBF is rare, as the method's anatomical background is not well understood. Use of intracranial rheoencephalography (iREG) during hemor...