Assessment of functional hemispheric asymmetry by bilateral simultaneous cerebral blood flow velocity monitoring

被引:53
作者
Klingelhofer, J
Matzander, G
Sander, D
Schwarze, J
Boecker, H
Bischoff, C
机构
[1] Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, 81675 München
关键词
transcranial Doppler ultrasonography; cerebral perfusion; cognitive hemispheric dominance; functional activation;
D O I
10.1097/00004647-199705000-00013
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to investigate side-to-side differences of simultaneously measured middle cerebral artery (MCA) blood flow velocities during various hemisphere-specific tasks. Using a transcranial Doppler device, flow velocity changes of 24 healthy, right-handed subjects were monitored simultaneously in the left and right MCA during different hemisphere-specific tasks. Mean flow velocity (MFV) curves were averaged for each individual subject and task. Simultaneously, heart rare, blood pressure and end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) were measured in a subgroup of six subjects. When compared with the resting state, all stimuli produced significant (p < 0.001) bilateral MFV increases, ranging from 2.5-9.2%. A lateralization of MFV increases with a significantly (p < 0.001) more pronounced increase in MFV in the hemisphere contralateral to the performing hand was observed both during simple sequential finger movements and a complex spatial task. During the complex spatial task, consistently higher MFV increases were observed in the right MCA (p < 0.001), regardless of the side of task performance. Recognition of pictorial material presented as part of a memory task, also resulted in a side-to-side difference of respective MFV increases (right > left, p < 0.001), whereas memorization did not. Whereas bilateral MFV elevations observed during stimulation with white noise were only discrete and not lateralized, exposure to overt speech produced significantly higher (p < 0.001) MFV increases in the left MCA. The time course of the MFV reaction showed a rapid increase with an initial maximum after 4-5 s. Heart rate, blood pressure, and end-tidal CO2 showed only subtle changes during the stimulation periods. In conclusion, the observed side-to-side differences of MFV reaction in the left and right MCA concur with current functional imaging data. Bilateral simultaneous repetitive transcranial Doppler monitoring is a sensitive method to detect cerebral perfusion asymmetries caused by hemisphere-specific activation, and thus may be helpful for noninvasive assessment of hemispheric dominance for language.
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页数:9
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