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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018

Investigation of ischemic and demyelinating lesions by cerebral vasoreactivity based on transcranial Doppler sonography: a comparative study.

Anahita Zoghi, Peyman Petramfar, Alireza Nikseresht, Ehsan Sakhaee

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  1. Impaired cerebrovascular reactivity is associated with disability and cognitive performance in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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Anahita ZoghiDepartment of Neurology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Peyman PetramfarClinical Neurology Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, petramfar@yahoo.com.
Alireza NiksereshtClinical Neurology Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, petramfar@yahoo.com.
Ehsan SakhaeeDepartment of Neurology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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purposeVariations of cerebral blood flow in response to hypoxia and hyperoxia in different disease conditions can provide new insights into disease etiopathogenesis. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of cerebral vasoreactivity for ischemia and demyelination. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis case-control study included: 28 patients with lacunar infarctions verified by history, physical examination, and MRI; 28 age- and sex-matched healthy controls; 28 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), based on McDonald criteria; and 28 age- and sex-matched healthy controls for the MS group. Transcranial Doppler sonography was undertaken in all subjects to calculate the mean flow velocity (MFV) of the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) and, after a breath-holding (BH) maneuver, the breath-holding index (BHI) was determined.

resultsThere was no significant difference of BHI and changes of MFV of the MCA in MS patients compared to controls (1.02 ± 0.4 vs 1.02 ± 0.3,

conclusionTherefore, cerebral vasoreactivity determined by transcranial Doppler could be utilized for differentiating demyelinating from ischemic lesions.

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cerebral vasoreactivitydemyelinationischemiamultiple sclerosis

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