Intensive Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
49(9), P. 1062 - 1078
Published: July 28, 2023
The
cerebral
oxygen
cascade
includes
three
key
stages:
(a)
convective
delivery
representing
the
bulk
flow
of
to
vascular
bed;
(b)
diffusion
from
blood
into
brain
tissue;
and
(c)
cellular
utilisation
for
aerobic
metabolism.
All
stages
may
become
dysfunctional
after
resuscitation
cardiac
arrest
contribute
hypoxic–ischaemic
injury
(HIBI).
Improving
by
optimising
has
been
widely
investigated
as
a
strategy
mitigate
HIBI.
However,
clinical
trials
aimed
at
have
yielded
neutral
results.
Advances
in
understanding
HIBI
pathophysiology
suggest
that
impairments
pertaining
should
also
be
considered
identifying
therapeutic
strategies
management
patients.
Culprit
mechanisms
these
include
widening
barrier
due
peri-vascular
oedema
mitochondrial
dysfunction.
An
integrated
approach
encompassing
both
intra-parenchymal
non-invasive
neuromonitoring
techniques
aid
detecting
pathophysiologic
changes
enable
patient-specific
reducing
severity
Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
132(10)
Published: May 15, 2022
Alzheimer's
disease
and
related
dementias
(ADRD)
are
among
the
top
contributors
to
disability
mortality
in
later
life.
As
with
many
chronic
conditions,
aging
is
single
most
influential
factor
development
of
ADRD.
Even
older
adults
who
remain
free
dementia
throughout
their
lives,
cognitive
decline
neurodegenerative
changes
appreciable
advancing
age,
suggesting
shared
pathophysiological
mechanisms.
In
this
Review,
we
provide
an
overview
cognition,
brain
morphology,
neuropathological
protein
accumulation
across
lifespan
humans,
complementary
mechanistic
evidence
from
animal
models.
Next,
highlight
selected
processes
that
differentially
regulated
disease,
including
aberrant
autophagy,
mitochondrial
dysfunction,
cellular
senescence,
epigenetic
changes,
cerebrovascular
inflammation,
lipid
dysregulation.
We
summarize
research
clinical
translational
studies
link
biological
underlying
ADRD
pathogenesis.
Targeting
fundamental
may
represent
a
yet
relatively
unexplored
avenue
attenuate
both
age-related
Collaboration
fields
geroscience
neuroscience,
coupled
new
models
more
closely
align
human
processes,
necessary
advance
novel
therapeutic
discovery
realm.
Journal of Neurotrauma,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
38(20), P. 2790 - 2800
Published: Aug. 18, 2021
Managing
traumatic
brain
injury
(TBI)
patients
with
a
cerebral
perfusion
pressure
(CPP)
near
to
the
autoregulation
(CA)-guided
"optimal"
CPP
(CPPopt)
value
is
associated
improved
outcome
and
might
be
useful
individualize
care,
but
has
never
been
prospectively
evaluated.
This
study
evaluated
feasibility
safety
of
CA-guided
management
in
TBI
requiring
intracranial
monitoring
therapy
(TBIicp
patients).
The
CPPopt
Guided
Therapy:
Assessment
Target
Effectiveness
(COGiTATE)
parallel
two-arm
trial
took
place
four
tertiary
centers.
TBIicp
were
randomized
either
Brain
Trauma
Foundation
(BTF)
guideline
target
range
(control
group)
or
individualized
targets
(intervention
group).
guided
by
six
times
daily
software-based
alerts
for
up
5
days.
primary
end-point
was
percentage
time
concordant
(±5
mm
Hg)
set
targets.
main
secondary
an
increase
therapeutic
intensity
level
(TIL)
between
control
intervention
group.
Twenty-eight
32
group
46.5%
(interquartile
range,
41.2-58)
monitored
time,
significantly
higher
than
specified
published
protocol
(36%;
Hypertension,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
80(1), P. 22 - 34
Published: Oct. 5, 2022
Hypertension
affects
a
significant
proportion
of
the
adult
and
aging
population
represents
an
important
risk
factor
for
vascular
cognitive
impairment
late-life
dementia.
Chronic
high
blood
pressure
continuously
challenges
structural
functional
integrity
cerebral
vasculature,
leading
to
microvascular
rarefaction
dysfunction,
neurovascular
uncoupling
that
typically
impairs
supply.
disrupts
blood-brain
barrier
integrity,
promotes
neuroinflammation,
may
contribute
amyloid
deposition
Alzheimer
pathology.
The
mechanisms
underlying
these
harmful
effects
are
still
focus
investigation,
but
studies
in
animal
models
have
provided
molecular
cellular
mechanistic
insights.
Remaining
questions
relate
whether
adequate
treatment
hypertension
prevent
deterioration
function,
threshold
treatment,
most
effective
antihypertensive
drugs.
Recent
advances
biology,
advanced
brain
imaging,
detection
subtle
behavioral
phenotypes
begun
provide
insights
into
critical
issues.
Importantly,
parallel
analysis
parameters
humans
is
feasible,
making
it
possible
foster
translational
advancements.
In
this
review,
we
evaluation
evidence
available
experimental
examine
progress
made
identify
remaining
gaps
knowledge.
Physiological Reports,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
9(15)
Published: July 28, 2021
In
1959,
Niels
Lassen
illustrated
the
cerebral
autoregulation
curve
in
classic
review
article
entitled
Cerebral
Blood
Flow
and
Oxygen
Consumption
Man.
This
concept
suggested
a
relatively
broad
mean
arterial
pressure
range
(~60–150
mmHg)
wherein
blood
flow
remains
constant.
However,
assumption
that
this
wide
plateau
could
be
applied
on
within-individual
basis
is
incorrect
greatly
variable
between
individuals.
Indeed,
each
data
point
autoregulatory
originated
from
independent
samples
of
participants
patients
represented
interindividual
relationships
pressure.
Nonetheless,
influential
commonly
cited
various
high-impact
publications
medical
textbooks,
frequently
taught
science
education
without
appropriate
nuances
caveats.
Herein,
we
provide
rationale
additional
experimental
supporting
notion
need
to
lose
dogmatic
view
autoregulation.
Stroke,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
53(4), P. 1054 - 1064
Published: March 8, 2022
Despite
advances
in
acute
management
and
prevention
of
cerebrovascular
disease,
stroke
vascular
cognitive
impairment
together
remain
the
world's
leading
cause
death
neurological
disability.
Hypertension
its
consequences
are
associated
with
over
50%
ischemic
70%
hemorrhagic
strokes
but
despite
good
control
blood
pressure
(BP),
there
remains
a
10%
risk
recurrent
events,
is
no
proven
strategy
to
prevent
impairment.
evolves
lifespan,
from
predominant
sympathetically
driven
hypertension
elevated
mean
BP
early
mid-life
late-life
phenotype
increasing
systolic
falling
diastolic
pressures,
increased
arterial
stiffness
aortic
pulsatility.
This
pattern
may
partially
explain
both
incidence
younger
adults
as
well
late-onset,
chronic
injury
concurrent
historic
hypertension.
With
autonomic
dysfunction,
variability
increases,
independently
predicting
intracerebral
hemorrhage,
potentially
modifiable
beyond
BP.
However,
interaction
between
cerebral
flow
poorly
understood.
Cerebral
small
vessel
disease
pulsatility
large
vessels
reduced
reactivity
carbon
dioxide,
which
being
targeted
phase
clinical
trials.
mainly
dependent
upon
transmission
via
stiff
brain,
while
reflects
endothelial
dysfunction.
In
contrast,
although
autoregulation
critical
adapt
tone
fluctuations
maintain
flow,
role
factor
for
uncertain.
New
insights
into
hypertension-associated
pathophysiology
provide
key
targets
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
43(1), P. 3 - 25
Published: Aug. 12, 2022
Cerebral
autoregulation
(CA)
refers
to
the
control
of
cerebral
tissue
blood
flow
(CBF)
in
response
changes
perfusion
pressure.
Due
challenges
measuring
intracranial
pressure,
CA
is
often
described
as
relationship
between
mean
arterial
pressure
(MAP)
and
CBF.
Dynamic
(dCA)
can
be
assessed
using
multiple
techniques,
with
transfer
function
analysis
(TFA)
being
most
common.
A
2016
white
paper
by
members
an
international
Cerebrovascular
Research
Network
(CARNet)
that
focused
on
strove
improve
TFA
standardization
way
introducing
data
acquisition,
analysis,
reporting
guidelines.
Since
then,
additional
evidence
has
allowed
for
improvement
refinement
original
recommendations,
well
inclusion
new
guidelines
reflect
recent
advances
field.
This
second
edition
contains
more
robust,
evidence-based
which
have
been
expanded
address
current
streams
inquiry,
including
optimizing
MAP
variability,
acquiring
CBF
estimates
from
alternative
methods,
estimating
dCA
metrics,
incorporating
quantification
into
clinical
trials.
Implementation
these
revised
recommendations
important
reliability
reproducibility
studies,
facilitate
inter-institutional
collaboration
comparison
results
studies.
Stroke,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
54(6)
Published: April 3, 2023
Preservation
of
brain
health
has
emerged
as
a
leading
public
priority
for
the
aging
world
population.
Advances
in
neurovascular
biology
have
revealed
an
intricate
relationship
among
cells,
meninges,
and
hematic
lymphatic
vasculature
(the
neurovasculome)
that
is
highly
relevant
to
maintenance
cognitive
function.
In
this
scientific
statement,
multidisciplinary
team
experts
examines
these
advances,
assesses
their
relevance
disease,
identifies
knowledge
gaps,
provides
future
directions.
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
388(23), P. 2171 - 2178
Published: June 7, 2023
Headache,
visual
disturbances,
encephalopathy,
and
seizures
may
be
due
to
acute,
severe
hypertension
or
toxic
agents,
especially
chemotherapy.
Imaging
shows
cerebral
edema
in
posterior
parts
of
the
brain.