- Title
- Short-duration hypothermia after ischemic stroke prevents delayed intracranial pressure rise
- Creator
- Murtha, L. A.; McLeod, D. D.; McCann, S. K.; Pepperall, D.; Chung, S.; Levi, C. R.; Calford, M. B.; Spratt, N. J.
- Relation
- NHMRC.454417 and NHMRC.455632
- Relation
- International Journal of Stroke Vol. 9, Issue 5, p. 553-559
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12181
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Background: Intracranial pressure elevation, peaking three to seven post-stroke is well recognized following large strokes. Data following small–moderate stroke are limited. Therapeutic hypothermia improves outcome after cardiac arrest, is strongly neuroprotective in experimental stroke, and is under clinical trial in stroke. Hypothermia lowers elevated intracranial pressure; however, rebound intracranial pressure elevation and neurological deterioration may occur during rewarming. Hypotheses: (1) Intracranial pressure increases 24 h after moderate and small strokes. (2) Short-duration hypothermia-rewarming, instituted before intracranial pressure elevation, prevents this 24 h intracranial pressure elevation. Methods: Long-Evans rats with two hour middle cerebral artery occlusion or outbred Wistar rats with three hour middle cerebral artery occlusion had intracranial pressure measured at baseline and 24 h. Wistars were randomized to 2·5 h hypothermia (32·5°C) or normothermia, commencing 1 h after stroke. Results: In Long-Evans rats (n = 5), intracranial pressure increased from 10·9 ± 4·6 mmHg at baseline to 32·4 ± 11·4 mmHg at 24 h, infarct volume was 84·3 ± 15·9 mm3. In normothermic Wistars (n = 10), intracranial pressure increased from 6·7 ± 2·3 mmHg to 31·6 ± 9·3 mmHg, infarct volume was 31·3 ± 18·4 mm3. In hypothermia-treated Wistars (n = 10), 24 h intracranial pressure did not increase (7·0 ± 2·8 mmHg, P < 0·001 vs. normothermia), and infarct volume was smaller (15·4 ± 11·8 mm3, P < 0·05). Conclusions: We saw major intracranial pressure elevation 24 h after stroke in two rat strains, even after small strokes. Short-duration hypothermia prevented the intracranial pressure rise, an effect sustained for at least 18 h after rewarming. The findings have potentially important implications for design of future clinical trials.
- Subject
- hypothermia; intracranial pressure; ischemic stroke
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1043577
- Identifier
- uon:14212
- Identifier
- ISSN:1747-4930
- Rights
- This is the accepted version of the following article: Murtha, L. A., McLeod, D. D., McCann, S. K., Pepperall, D., Chung, S., Levi, C. R., Calford, M. B. and Spratt, N. J. (2014), Short-duration hypothermia after ischemic stroke prevents delayed intracranial pressure rise. International Journal of Stroke, 9: 553–559, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12181.
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Hits: 6467
- Visitors: 7232
- Downloads: 459
| Thumbnail | File | Description | Size | Format | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Details Download | ATTACHMENT02 | Author final version | 187 KB | Adobe Acrobat PDF | View Details Download |