Naslov
Transcranial Doppler Sonography for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Autori
Dikanović, Marinko

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 38 (1999), 4; 294-298

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
post-traumatic stress disorder; transcranial Doppler sonography

Sažetak
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography was used to exmine mean blood flow velocity (MBFV) in 50 patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before and six months after successful psychiatric treatment. Doppler sonography of the circle of Willis blood vessels and vertebrobasilar flow was also performed in a control group of healthy subjects. The subjects from both groups were aged 20 to 43 years, and were free from other diseases. Vasospasm of the circle of Willis blood vessels was initially detected in 62% of PTSD patients, and decreased to 22% after treatment. In the control group, vasospasm of the circle of Willis blood vessels was found in 8% of subjects. TCD examination of the vertebrobasilar system blood vessels showed no statistically significant difference in MBFV between control subjects and PTSD patients, irrespective of treatment. Study results confirmed the value of TCD in detecting vasospasm in the circle of Willis vessels in PTSD patients, pointing to the role of TCD in the diagnosis of PTSD. The study also pointed to the value of TCD in the evaluation of therapeutic success, because the proportion of PTSD patients with vasospasm of the circle of Willis blood vessels was statistically significantly lower six months after the psychiatric treatment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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