Naslov
Catecholamines and changes of cerebral hemodynamics in PTSD patients

Autori
Vuletić, Vlatka ; Dikanović, Marinko ; Kadojić, Dragutin ; Kadojić, Mira ; Bitunjac, Milan ; Japundžić, Vlatka

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

Izvornik
Neurologia Croatica 2006 ; 55(suppl.2) / - , 2006, 173-174

Skup
46th International Neuropsychiatric Pula Congress

Mjesto i datum
Pula, Hrvatska, 14.06.2006. - 17.06.2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
catecholamines; PTSD; hemodynamics

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to determine level of stress hormones and cerebral hemodynamic changes in PTSD patients pior to and after the psychiatric treatment of PTSD. Previous investigations indicated cerebral hemodynamic changes in terms of increased mean blood flow velocities (mBFV) detected with transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We examined 50 patients with acute PTSD, ages between 30 and 50 years, as well as 50 healthy subjects of similar age. On the first day after hospitalization TCD was done and the measures of vanilmandelic acid (VMA) in 24-hour urine (as metabolit of adrenalin and nor-adrenalin) were analyzed in the examined patients. The same diagnostic procedures were repeated after 21-day long psychiatric treatment of the PTSD and in the control subjects. The differences between two measured groups were statistically significant.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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