Naslov
Posttraumatic stress disorder and transcranial doppler sonography

Autori
Dikanović, Marinko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Asia Pacific Stroke Conference 2011 Stroke in Asia: Time for Dignity & Justice / Bandusena, Senaka ; Gunatilake, Saman - Colombo, 2011, 50-50

Skup
Asia Pacific Stroke Conference 2011 Stroke in Asia: Time for Dignity & Justice

Mjesto i datum
Colombo, Šri Lanka, 29.09.2011. - 01.10.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Posttraumatic stress disorder; Transcranial doppler sonography; Blood flow; Vasospasm

Sažetak
Transcranial doppler (TCD) sonography was used to examine mean blood flow velocity (MBFV) in 50 patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before and six months after succesful 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 20-43 years, and were free from other diseases. Vasospasm of the circle of Willis blood vessels was initially detected in 62% of PTSD patients. This 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 pointed to the value of TCD in the evaluation of therapeutic succes, because the proportion of PTSD patients with vasospasm of the circle of Willis blood vessels was lower six months after psychiatric treatment with this finding being statistically significant.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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