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Es gibt Hinweise darauf, dass das Kleinhirn an affektiven und kognitiven Verarbeitungsprozessen und an Arbeitsgedächtnisleistungen beteiligt ist. In dieser Arbeit wurden 8 Patienten mit Kleinhirninsulten (Durchschnittsalter 61,25 Jahre), die in der neurologischen Klinik der Universitätsmedizin Greifswald behandelt wurden und 7 Patienten mit peripher neurologischen Erkrankungen (Durchschnittsalter 56,71 Jahre), bei denen eine Kleinhirnläsion ausgeschlossen worden war, untersucht. Zur Beurteilung veränderter neuronaler Aktivitäten wurde eine 129-Kanal-Elektroenzephalographie-Studie (EEG) verwendet und mithilfe der Interpretation ereigniskorrelierter Potentiale (EKP) verschiedene affektive und kognitive Verarbeitungsprozesse analysiert. In der Teilstudie 1 wurde die frühe Verarbeitung visuell-affektiver Stimuli, in der Teilstudie 2 affektive und kognitive Verarbeitungsprozesse während der Präsentation visueller Stimuli, in der Teilstudie 3 affektive und kognitive Verarbeitungsprozesse während der Präsentation visueller und akustischer Stimuli und in der Teilstudie 4 die späte Verarbeitung visuell-affektiver Stimuli untersucht. Zur Untersuchung der affektiven Verarbeitungsprozesse wurden Bilder verschiedenen emotionalen Inhaltes (angenehm, neutral, unangenehm) und Erregungsstufe (schwach bis stark erregend) aus dem Katalog des International Affective Picture System (IAPS) verwendet. Es wurden Bilder in schneller 333ms (Teilstudien 1 bis 3) oder in langsamer Abfolge von 1000ms (Teilstudie 4) präsentiert. Zur Untersuchung kognitiver Verarbeitungsprozesse wurden die IAPS-Bilder bearbeitet. Für die Teilstudie 2 wurden sie mit Linien (horizontal/vertikal) überlagert und für die Teilstudie 3 mit Tönen (hoch/tief) synchronisiert. Linien und Töne unterschieden sich in ihrer Wahrscheinlichkeit des Auftretens, wobei die seltenen Reize als Zielreize dienten, welche von den Probanden mitgezählt werden mussten. Es wurden durch dieses Studiendesign folgende ereigniskorrelierte Potentiale gemessen: Die EPN, die visuelle P200 und P300, die akustische P300 und das LPP. Bezüglich der frühen und späten Verarbeitung visuell-affektiver Stimuli konnten folgende Daten erhoben werden. In der Teilstudie 1 lösten in der Läsionsgruppe nur stark erregend angenehme vs. neutrale Bilder eine EPN aus. Ein signifikanter Gruppeneffekt bestand jedoch nicht. In der Teilstudie 2 war weder für schwach noch für starke erregend affektive vs. neutrale Bilder eine EPN in der Läsions- und Kontrollgruppe nachweisbar. In der Teilstudie 3 konnte zwar nur in der Kontrollgruppe für stark erregend angenehme vs. neutrale Bilder eine EPN nachgewiesen werden, die Gruppen unterschieden sich jedoch nicht signifikant voneinander. In der Teilstudie 4 lösten weder schwach noch stark erregend affektive Bilder ein LPP in der Läsionsgruppe aus. Ein signifikanter Gruppeneffekt bestand nicht, trotz nachweisbaren LPPs in der Kontrollgruppe für schwach erregend angenehme und stark erregend affektive vs. neutrale Bilder. Bezogen auf kognitive Verarbeitungsprozesse konnte in beiden Gruppen in der Teilstudie 2 eine visuelle P300 nach der Präsentation seltener Zielreize nachgewiesen werden. Die Läsionsgruppe wies dagegen eine signifikante visuelle P200 nach Präsentation von Zielreizen gegenüber der Kontrollgruppe auf. Eine akustische P300 (P3b) war in der Teilstudie 3 nach der Präsentation akustischer Zielreize in keiner Gruppe nachweisbar. Dagegen bestand in der Kontrollgruppe eine signifikant stärkere P3a. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Patienten mit einer Kleinhirnläsion keine Beeinträchtigung in der frühen oder späten Verarbeitung visuell-affektiver Stimuli aufweisen. Sie sind in der Lage, eine Bottom-up-Prozessierung visuell-affektiver Stimuli durchzuführen und sie nach ihrer Motivationsrelevanz einzuordnen. Patienten mit einer Kleinhirnläsion unterscheiden sich nicht signifikant in ihrer neuronalen Aktivität gegenüber der Kontrollgruppe während intra- und crossmodaler Verarbeitungsprozesse von visuell-affektiven Stimuli während visueller oder akustischer Aufgaben. Die in vielen Studien beobachteten affektiven Auffälligkeiten bei Patienten mit einer Kleinhirnischämie sind daher auf spätere Verarbeitungs- und Ausführungsprozesse von Emotionen zurückzuführen, welche einer kognitiven und somit Top-down-Kontrolle unterliegen. Patienten mit einer Kleinhirnläsion benötigen allerdings mehr Arbeitsgedächtnisleistung, um die gestellte visuell-kognitive Aufgabe zu absolvieren. Des Weiteren weisen sie Beeinträchtigungen in supramodalen kognitiven Verarbeitungsprozessen auf. Je schwieriger die kognitiven Anforderungen sind, umso mehr weisen Patienten mit einer Kleinhirnläsion Beeinträchtigungen in Form veränderter neuronaler Aktivität auf. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit weisen darauf hin, dass das Kleinhirn vor allem an kognitiven und weniger an affektiven Verarbeitungsprozessen beteiligt ist.
Connectivity-Based Predictions of Hand Motor Outcome for Patients at the Subacute Stage After Stroke
(2016)
Background: Connectivity-based predictions of hand motor outcome have been proposed to be useful in stroke patients. We intended to assess the prognostic value of different imaging methods on short-term (3 months) and long-term (6 months) motor outcome after stroke.
Methods: We measured resting state functional connectivity (rsFC), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and grip strength in 19 stroke patients within the first days (5–9 days) after stroke. Outcome measurements for short-term (3 months) and long-term (6 months) motor function was assessed by the Motricity Index (MI) of the upper limb and the box and block test (BB). Patients were predominantly mildly affected since signed consent was necessary at inclusion. We performed a multiple stepwise regression analysis to compare the predictive value of rsFC, DWI and clinical measurements.
Results: Patients showed relevant improvement in both motor outcome tests. As expected grip strength at inclusion was a predictor for short- and long-term motor outcome as assessed by MI. Diffusion-based tract volume (DTV) of the tracts between ipsilesional primary motor cortex and contralesional anterior cerebellar hemisphere showed a strong trend (p = 0.05) for a predictive power for long-term motor outcome as measured by MI. DTV of the interhemispheric tracts between both primary motor cortices was predictive for both short- and long-term motor outcome in BB. rsFC was not associated with motor outcome.
Conclusions: Grip strength is a good predictor of hand motor outcome concerning strength-related measurements (MI) for mildly affected subacute patients. Therefore additional connectivity measurements seem to be redundant in this group. Using more complex movement recruiting bilateral motor areas as an outcome parameter, DTV and in particular interhemispheric pathways might enhance predictive value of hand motor outcome.
Introduction: Outcome measures are key to tailor rehabilitation goals to the stroke patient's individual needs and to monitor poststroke recovery. The large number of available outcome measures leads to high variability in clinical use. Currently, an internationally agreed core set of motor outcome measures for clinical application is lacking. Therefore, the goal was to develop such a set to serve as a quality standard in clinical motor rehabilitation poststroke.
Methods: Outcome measures for the upper and lower extremities, and activities of daily living (ADL)/stroke-specific outcomes were identified and presented to stroke rehabilitation experts in an electronic Delphi study. In round 1, clinical feasibility and relevance of the outcome measures were rated on a 7-point Likert scale. In round 2, those rated at least as “relevant” and “feasible” were ranked within the body functions, activities, and participation domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Furthermore, measurement time points poststroke were indicated. In round 3, answers were reviewed in reference to overall results to reach final consensus.
Results: In total, 119 outcome measures were presented to 33 experts from 18 countries. The recommended core set includes the Fugl–Meyer Motor Assessment and Action Research Arm Test for the upper extremity section; the Fugl–Meyer Motor Assessment, 10-m Walk Test, Timed-Up-and-Go, and Berg Balance Scale for the lower extremity section; and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and Barthel Index or Functional Independence Measure for the ADL/stroke-specific section. The Stroke Impact Scale was recommended spanning all ICF domains. Recommended measurement time points are days 2 ± 1 and 7; weeks 2, 4, and 12; 6 months poststroke and every following 6th month.
Discussion and Conclusion: Agreement was found upon a set of nine outcome measures for application in clinical motor rehabilitation poststroke, with seven measurement time points following the stages of poststroke recovery. This core set was specifically developed for clinical practice and distinguishes itself from initiatives for stroke rehabilitation research. The next challenge is to implement this clinical core set across the full stroke care continuum with the aim to improve the transparency, comparability, and quality of stroke rehabilitation at a regional, national, and international level.
Introduction: Outcome measures are key to tailor rehabilitation goals to the stroke patient's individual needs and to monitor poststroke recovery. The large number of available outcome measures leads to high variability in clinical use. Currently, an internationally agreed core set of motor outcome measures for clinical application is lacking. Therefore, the goal was to develop such a set to serve as a quality standard in clinical motor rehabilitation poststroke.
Methods: Outcome measures for the upper and lower extremities, and activities of daily living (ADL)/stroke-specific outcomes were identified and presented to stroke rehabilitation experts in an electronic Delphi study. In round 1, clinical feasibility and relevance of the outcome measures were rated on a 7-point Likert scale. In round 2, those rated at least as “relevant” and “feasible” were ranked within the body functions, activities, and participation domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Furthermore, measurement time points poststroke were indicated. In round 3, answers were reviewed in reference to overall results to reach final consensus.
Results: In total, 119 outcome measures were presented to 33 experts from 18 countries. The recommended core set includes the Fugl–Meyer Motor Assessment and Action Research Arm Test for the upper extremity section; the Fugl–Meyer Motor Assessment, 10-m Walk Test, Timed-Up-and-Go, and Berg Balance Scale for the lower extremity section; and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and Barthel Index or Functional Independence Measure for the ADL/stroke-specific section. The Stroke Impact Scale was recommended spanning all ICF domains. Recommended measurement time points are days 2 ± 1 and 7; weeks 2, 4, and 12; 6 months poststroke and every following 6th month.
Discussion and Conclusion: Agreement was found upon a set of nine outcome measures for application in clinical motor rehabilitation poststroke, with seven measurement time points following the stages of poststroke recovery. This core set was specifically developed for clinical practice and distinguishes itself from initiatives for stroke rehabilitation research. The next challenge is to implement this clinical core set across the full stroke care continuum with the aim to improve the transparency, comparability, and quality of stroke rehabilitation at a regional, national, and international level.
Introduction: Outcome measures are key to tailor rehabilitation goals to the stroke patient's individual needs and to monitor poststroke recovery. The large number of available outcome measures leads to high variability in clinical use. Currently, an internationally agreed core set of motor outcome measures for clinical application is lacking. Therefore, the goal was to develop such a set to serve as a quality standard in clinical motor rehabilitation poststroke.
Methods: Outcome measures for the upper and lower extremities, and activities of daily living (ADL)/stroke-specific outcomes were identified and presented to stroke rehabilitation experts in an electronic Delphi study. In round 1, clinical feasibility and relevance of the outcome measures were rated on a 7-point Likert scale. In round 2, those rated at least as “relevant” and “feasible” were ranked within the body functions, activities, and participation domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Furthermore, measurement time points poststroke were indicated. In round 3, answers were reviewed in reference to overall results to reach final consensus.
Results: In total, 119 outcome measures were presented to 33 experts from 18 countries. The recommended core set includes the Fugl–Meyer Motor Assessment and Action Research Arm Test for the upper extremity section; the Fugl–Meyer Motor Assessment, 10-m Walk Test, Timed-Up-and-Go, and Berg Balance Scale for the lower extremity section; and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and Barthel Index or Functional Independence Measure for the ADL/stroke-specific section. The Stroke Impact Scale was recommended spanning all ICF domains. Recommended measurement time points are days 2 ± 1 and 7; weeks 2, 4, and 12; 6 months poststroke and every following 6th month.
Discussion and Conclusion: Agreement was found upon a set of nine outcome measures for application in clinical motor rehabilitation poststroke, with seven measurement time points following the stages of poststroke recovery. This core set was specifically developed for clinical practice and distinguishes itself from initiatives for stroke rehabilitation research. The next challenge is to implement this clinical core set across the full stroke care continuum with the aim to improve the transparency, comparability, and quality of stroke rehabilitation at a regional, national, and international level.
Background: Inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive Protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and fibrinogen, are upregulated following acute stroke. Studies have shown associations of these biomarkers with increased mortality, recurrent vascular risk, and poor functional outcome. It is suggested that physical fitness training may play a role in decreasing long-term inflammatory activity and supports tissue recovery.
Aim: We investigated the dynamics of selected inflammatory markers in the subacute phase following stroke and determined if fluctuations are associated with functional recovery up to 6 months. Further, we examined whether exposure to aerobic physical fitness training in the subacute phase influenced serum inflammatory markers over time.
Methods: This is an exploratory analysis of patients enrolled in the multicenter randomized-controlled PHYS-STROKE trial. Patients within 45 days of stroke onset were randomized to receive either four weeks of aerobic physical fitness training or relaxation sessions. Generalized estimating equation models were used to investigate the dynamics of inflammatory markers and the associations of exposure to fitness training with serum inflammatory markers over time. Multiple logistic regression models were used to explore associations between inflammatory marker levels at baseline and three months after stroke and outcome at 3- or 6-months.
Results: Irrespective of the intervention group, high sensitive CRP (hs-CRP), IL-6, and fibrinogen (but not TNF-alpha) were significantly lower at follow-up visits when compared to baseline (p all ≤ 0.01). In our cohort, exposure to aerobic physical fitness training did not influence levels of inflammatory markers over time. In multivariate logistic regression analyses, increased baseline IL-6 and fibrinogen levels were inversely associated with worse outcome at 3 and 6 months. Increased levels of hs-CRP at 3 months after stroke were associated with impaired outcome at 6 months. We found no independent associations of TNF-alpha levels with investigated outcome parameters.
Conclusion: Serum markers of inflammation were elevated after stroke and decreased within 6 months. In our cohort, exposure to aerobic physical fitness training did not modify the dynamics of inflammatory markers over time. Elevated IL-6 and fibrinogen levels in early subacute stroke were associated with worse outcome up to 6-months after stroke.
Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01953549.
Background: Granulocytes and monocytes are the first cells to invade the brain post stroke and are also being discussed as important cells in early neuroinflammation after seizures. We aimed at understanding disease specific and common pathways of brain-immune-endocrine-interactions and compared immune alterations induced by stroke and seizures. Therefore, we compared granulocytic and monocytic subtypes between diseases and investigated inflammatory mediators. We additionally investigated if seizure type determines immunologic alterations.
Material and Methods: We included 31 patients with acute seizures, 17 with acute stroke and two control cohorts. Immune cells were characterized by flow cytometry from blood samples obtained on admission to the hospital and the following morning. (i) Monocytes subpopulations were defined as classical (CD14++CD16−), (ii) intermediate (CD14++CD16+), and (iii) non-classical monocytes (CD14dimCD16+), while granulocyte subsets were characterized as (i) “classical granulocytes” (CD16++CD62L+), (ii) pro-inflammatory (CD16dimCD62L+), and (iii) anti-inflammatory granulocytes (CD16++CD62L−). Stroke patient's blood was additionally drawn on days 3 and 5. Cerebrospinal fluid mitochondrial DNA was quantified by real-time PCR. Plasma High-Mobility-Group-Protein-B1, metanephrine, and normetanephrine were measured by ELISA.
Results: HLA-DR expression on monocytes and their subpopulations (classical, intermediate, and non-classical monocytes) was reduced after stroke or seizures. Expression of CD32 was increased on monocytes and subtypes in epilepsy patients, partly similar to stroke. CD32 and CD11b regulation on granulocytes and subpopulations (classical, anti-inflammatory, pro-inflammatory granulocytes) was more pronounced after stroke compared to seizures. On admission, normetanephrine was upregulated in seizures, arguing for the sympathetic nervous system as inducer of immune alterations similar to stroke. Compared to partial seizures, immunologic changes were more pronounced in generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Conclusion: Seizures lead to immune alterations within the immediate postictal period similar but not identical to stroke. The type of seizures determines the extent of immune alterations.
In aged humans, stroke is a major cause of disability for which no neuroprotective measures are available. In animal studies of focal ischemia, short-term hypothermia often reduces infarct size. Nevertheless, efficient neuroprotection requires long-term, regulated lowering of whole-body temperature. Previously, it is reported that post-stroke exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) effectively lowers whole-body temperature and confers neuroprotection in aged animals. Here we report for the first time that the animals exposed to H2S the normal sleep–wake oscillations are replaced by a low-amplitude EEG dominated by a 4-Hz rhythmicactivity, reminiscent of EEG recordings in hibernating animals. In the present study using magnetic resonance imaging, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, western blotting and immunofluorescence, we characterized the central nervous system response to H2S -induced hypothermia and report, that annexin A1, a major constituent of peripheral leukocytes that is upregulated after stroke, was consistently downregulated in polymorphonuclear cells in the peri-lesional cortex of post-ischemic, aged rat brain after 48 hours of hypothermia induced by exposure to H2S. This might be due to the reduced kinetics of recruitment, adherence and infiltration of PMN cells by H2S -induced hypothermia. Our findings further suggest that, in contrast to monotherapies that have thus far uniformly failed in clinical practice, prolonged hypothermia has pleiotropic effects on brain physiology that may be necessary for effective protection of the brain after stroke.
Background:
Post-stroke delirium (PSD) is a modifiable predictor for worse outcome in stroke. Knowledge of its risk factors would facilitate clinical management of affected patients, but recently updated national guidelines consider available evidence insufficient.
Aims:
The study aimed to establish risk factors for PSD incidence and duration using high-frequency screening.
Methods:
We prospectively investigated patients with ischemic stroke admitted within 24 h. Patients were screened twice daily for the presence of PSD throughout the treatment period. Sociodemographic, treatment-related, and neuroimaging characteristics were evaluated as predictors of either PSD incidence (odds ratios (OR)) or duration (PSD days/unit of the predictor, b), using logistic and linear regression models, respectively.
Results:
PSD occurred in 55/141 patients (age = 73.8 ± 10.4 years, 61 female, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) = 6.4 ± 6.5). Age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.06 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02–1.10), b = 0.08 (95% CI = 0.04–0.13)), and male gender (b = 0.99 (95% CI = 0.05–1.93)) were significant non-modifiable risk factors. In a multivariable model adjusted for age and gender, presence of pain (OR < sub > mvar </sub >= 1.75 (95% CI = 1.12–2.74)), urinary catheter (OR < sub > mvar </sub > = 3.16 (95% CI = 1.10–9.14)) and post-stroke infection (PSI; OR < sub > mvar </sub > = 4.43 (95% CI = 1.09–18.01)) were predictors of PSD incidence. PSD duration was impacted by presence of pain (b < sub > mvar </sub >= 0.49 (95% CI = 0.19–0.81)), urinary catheter (b < sub > mvar </sub > = 1.03 (95% CI = 0.01–2.07)), intravenous line (b < sub > mvar </sub >= 0.36 (95% CI = 0.16–0.57)), and PSI (b < sub > mvar </sub >= 1.60 (95% CI = 0.42–2.78)). PSD (OR = 3.53 (95% CI = 1.48–5.57)) and PSI (OR = 5.29 (95% CI = 2.92–7.66)) independently predicted inferior NIHSS at discharge. Insular and basal ganglia lesions increased the PSD risk about four- to eight-fold.
Discussion/Conclusion:
This study identified modifiable risk factors, the management of which might reduce the negative impact PSD has on outcome.