How Transcranial Doppler can assess the effect of hyperosmolar therapy and the degree of circulatory compromise in acute brain herniation.

Hosam Al-Jehani, Mohammad Alkutbi, Mohammad Maleki, Judith Marcoux, Jeanne Teitelbaum

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Hosam Al-JehaniDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University St., Suite 109, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 Canada ; Neurocritical Care Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, QC Canada ; Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahad University Hospital, Dammam University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Mohammad Alkutbi

Mohammad Maleki

Judith Marcoux

Jeanne Teitelbaum

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CAKing Fahd Hospital of the University · SA

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Abstract

Patients in acute neurological extremes secondary to refractory intracranial hypertension are challenging because of the complex management options available to them, especially when compounded with signs of brainstem compromise. Objective evidence of cerebral circulatory compromise is often lacking. We present a case in which an objective evaluation of a cerebral circulatory compromise was documented using transcranial Doppler as well as its resolution with hyperosmolar therapy.

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Cerebral circulatory arrestTranscranial doppler

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PMID23961393

DOI10.1186/2193-1801-2-319

PMCPMC3724982

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