Preliminary evidence that ketamine inhibits spreading depolarizations in acute human brain injury
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Preliminary evidence that ketamine inhibits spreading depolarizations in acute human brain injury. / Sakowitz, Oliver W; Kiening, Karl L; Krajewski, Kara L; Sarrafzadeh, Asita S; Fabricius, Martin; Strong, Anthony J; Unterberg, Andreas W; Dreier, Jens P.
in: STROKE, Jahrgang 40, Nr. 8, 08.2009, S. e519-22.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Preliminary evidence that ketamine inhibits spreading depolarizations in acute human brain injury
AU - Sakowitz, Oliver W
AU - Kiening, Karl L
AU - Krajewski, Kara L
AU - Sarrafzadeh, Asita S
AU - Fabricius, Martin
AU - Strong, Anthony J
AU - Unterberg, Andreas W
AU - Dreier, Jens P
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spreading depolarizations, characterized by large propagating, slow potential changes, have been demonstrated with electrocorticography in patients with cerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. Whereas spreading depolarizations are harmless under normal conditions in animals, they cause or augment damage in the ischemic brain. A fraction of spreading depolarizations is abolished by N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonists. Summary of Case- In 2 patients with severe acute brain injury (traumatic and spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage), spreading depolarizations were inhibited by the noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist ketamine. This restored electrocorticographic activity.CONCLUSIONS: These anecdotal electrocorticographic findings suggest that ketamine has an inhibitory effect on spreading depolarizations in humans. This is of potential interest for future neuroprotective trials.
AB - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spreading depolarizations, characterized by large propagating, slow potential changes, have been demonstrated with electrocorticography in patients with cerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. Whereas spreading depolarizations are harmless under normal conditions in animals, they cause or augment damage in the ischemic brain. A fraction of spreading depolarizations is abolished by N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonists. Summary of Case- In 2 patients with severe acute brain injury (traumatic and spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage), spreading depolarizations were inhibited by the noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist ketamine. This restored electrocorticographic activity.CONCLUSIONS: These anecdotal electrocorticographic findings suggest that ketamine has an inhibitory effect on spreading depolarizations in humans. This is of potential interest for future neuroprotective trials.
KW - Adult
KW - Brain Injuries
KW - Cortical Spreading Depression
KW - Humans
KW - Ketamine
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
U2 - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549303
DO - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549303
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 19520992
VL - 40
SP - e519-22
JO - STROKE
JF - STROKE
SN - 0039-2499
IS - 8
ER -