• Neurological research · Jun 2012

    Characteristics and prognostic value of acute catecholamine surge in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

    • Takeshi Ogura, Akira Satoh, Hidetoshi Ooigawa, Tatsuya Sugiyama, Ririko Takeda, Goji Fushihara, Shin-Ichiro Yoshikawa, Daisuke Okada, Hiromichi Suzuki, Ryuichiro Araki, Shoichiro Ishihara, Ryo Nishikawa, and Hiroki Kurita.
    • International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan. takeshi_@saitama-med.ac.jp
    • Neurol. Res. 2012 Jun 1;34(5):484-90.

    ObjectivesThe characteristics of serum catecholamine concentration at the hyper-acute phase of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and its relationship between patient outcome and delayed vasospasm were investigated.MethodsPatients with aneurysmal SAH (170) were prospectively studied between August 2008 and June 2011. Baseline demographic data and physiological parameters, including plasma concentrations of adrenaline (AD), noradrenaline (NA), and dopamine (DP) were evaluated for all patients.ResultsOn admission, plasma AD, NA, and DP levels were significantly higher in patients with a poor clinical grade on admission (Hunt and Kosnik grade: IV-V), compared to those with a good clinical grade on admission (Hunt and Kosnik grade: I-III). AD showed a markedly high concentration immediately after the onset of SAH and then rapidly decreased. NA levels peaked within 6 hours after onset, then significantly decreased. The increase of DP with time was not significant, but showed a similar trend to that of NA. The level of each catecholamine showed significant mutual correlation. Our multivariate model demonstrated that age, poor clinical grade at admission, plasma AD and NA levels were good predictors of poor patient outcome [receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area: 0.83]. And that poor clinical grade at admission, Fisher scale, blood sugar level and plasma AD level were good predictors of the development of delayed vasospasm (ROC area: 0.81) (1.3).ConclusionsThe present findings suggest that sympathetic activation in patients in the acute phase of SAH reflects the severity of SAH, and is closely related to the development of delayed vasospasm, leading to the subsequent immune response and inflammatory reactions. Strategies for suppressing catecholamine at the hyper-acute phase may contribute to vasospasm prevention and improve patient outcome.

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