Hyperdynamic CSF motion profiles found in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and Alzheimer’s disease assessed by fluid mechanics derived from magnetic resonance images

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

Kagayaki Kuroda¹  Satoshi Yatsushiro¹  Akihiro Hirayama²  Naokazu Hayashi²  Mitsunori Matsumae²  Ken Takizawa² 

[1] Course of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokai University;Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine;

关键词: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus;    Alzheimer’s disease;    Cerebrospinal fluid;    Magnetic resonance imaging;    Fluid dynamics;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12987-017-0077-y

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not only ascertain morphological features, but also measures physiological properties such as fluid velocity or pressure gradient. The purpose of this study was to investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics in patients with morphological abnormalities such as enlarged brain ventricles and subarachnoid spaces. We used a time-resolved three dimensional phase contrast (3D-PC) MRI technique to quantitatively evaluate CSF dynamics in the Sylvian aqueduct of healthy elderly individuals and patients with either idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) presenting with ventricular enlargement. Methods Nineteen healthy elderly individuals, ten iNPH patients, and seven AD patients (all subjects ≥ 60 years old) were retrospectively evaluated 3D-PC MRI. The CSF velocity, pressure gradient, and rotation in the Sylvian aqueduct were quantified and compared between the three groups using Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Mann–Whitney U tests. Results There was no statistically significant difference in velocity among the three groups. The pressure gradient was not significantly different between the iNPH and AD groups, but was significantly different between the iNPH group and the healthy controls (p < 0.001), and similarly, between the AD group and the healthy controls (p < 0.001). Rotation was not significantly different between the iNPH and AD groups, but was significantly different between the iNPH group and healthy controls (p < 0.001), and similarly, between the AD group and the healthy controls (p < 0.001). Conclusions Quantitative analysis of CSF dynamics with time resolved 3D-PC MRI revealed differences and similarities in the Sylvian aqueduct between healthy elderly individuals, iNPH patients, and AD patients. The results showed that CSF motion is in a hyperdynamic state in both iNPH and AD patient groups compared to healthy elderly individuals, and that iNPH patients and AD patients display similar CSF motion profiles.

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