Neuroimaging Neuroimaging of of vascular vascular/ secondary secondary effects effects and and sequelae sequelae of of head trauma. head trauma. Andr Andrès Server Alonso Server Alonso Department Department of of Neuroradiology Neuroradiology Division Division of of Radiology Radiology Ullev Ullevå l l University University Hospital Hospital Oslo, Oslo, Norway Norway. Guidelines for Guidelines for identifying identifying trauma trauma patients patients at at high high risk for risk for blunt blunt cerebrovascular cerebrovascular injury injury Cervical Cervical spine spine fracture fracture with with – Foramen Foramen transversarium transversarium involvement involvement , or , or – 30% or more 30% or more subluxation subluxation, or , or – Significant Significant rotation rotation or or distraction distraction mechanism mechanism Basillar Basillar skull skull fracture fracture crossing crossing carotid carotid canal canal , , foramen foramen lacerum lacerum, or , or cavernous cavernous sinus sinus Severe Severe facial facial fractures fractures ( LeFort LeFort II or III; II or III; naso naso- orbital orbital ethmoid ethmoid complex complex, , facial facial smash). smash). Carotid Carotid or vertebral or vertebral artery artery perivascular perivascular hematoma hematoma Horner`s Horner`s syndrome syndrome GCS<6 at 24 h GCS<6 at 24 h after after initial initial assessment assessment Neurologic Neurologic examination examination incongruent incongruent with with brain brain imaging imaging Stroke or TIA Stroke or TIA Hanging Hanging atempt atempt with with cervical cervical hematomas or hematomas or cervical cervical spine spine fractures fractures From Sliker CW, Mirvis SE. Eur J Radiol 2007, 64(1):3-14.
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Guidelines for Guidelines for identifyingidentifying trauma trauma patientspatientsat at highhigh risk for risk for bluntblunt cerebrovascularcerebrovascular
injuryinjuryCervicalCervical spinespine fracturefracture withwith–– ForamenForamen transversariumtransversarium involvementinvolvement, or, or–– 30% or more 30% or more subluxationsubluxation, or, or–– SignificantSignificant rotationrotation or or distractiondistraction mechanismmechanism
BasillarBasillar skullskull fracturefracture crossingcrossing carotidcarotid canalcanal, , foramenforamen lacerumlacerum, or , or cavernouscavernous sinussinusSevereSevere facialfacial fracturesfractures ((LeFortLeFort II or III; II or III; nasonaso--orbitalorbital ethmoidethmoid complexcomplex, , facialfacial smash).smash).CarotidCarotid or vertebral or vertebral arteryartery perivascularperivascular hematomahematomaHorner`sHorner`s syndromesyndromeGCS<6 at 24 h GCS<6 at 24 h afterafter initial initial assessmentassessmentNeurologicNeurologic examinationexamination incongruentincongruent withwith brainbrain imagingimagingStroke or TIAStroke or TIAHangingHanging atemptatempt withwith cervicalcervical hematomas or hematomas or cervicalcervical spinespine fracturesfractures
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PrimaryPrimary vascularvascular injuriesinjuries
TraumaticTraumatic arterialarterial dissectiondissection–– ExtracranialExtracranial carotidcarotid dissectionsdissections–– IntracranialIntracranial dissectionsdissections or or dissectingdissecting aneurysmsaneurysms–– Vertebral Vertebral arteryartery dissectiondissection
70% 70% ofof carotidcarotid dissectionsdissections involveinvolve bothboth thethecervicalcervical and and petrouspetrous portionsportions ofof thethe arteryarteryDissectionsDissections shouldshould be be suspectedsuspected ifif::–– NeurologicNeurologic deficitsdeficits–– InfarctsInfarcts–– EvidenceEvidence ofof significantsignificant skullskull traumatrauma
AneurysmsAneurysms occuroccur in 58% in 58% ofof traumatictraumatic dissectionsdissectionsIntimalIntimal flapflap present in 20present in 20--35% 35% ofof casescasesCarotidCarotid occlusionocclusion occuroccur in 20% in 20% ofof dissectionsdissections
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IntracranialIntracranial dissectionsdissections or or dissectingdissectinganeurysmsaneurysms
AffectAffect thethe supraclinoidsupraclinoid carotidcarotid or middel or middel cerebral arteriescerebral arteriesTheThe location location ofof thethe intramuralintramural hematoma is hematoma is usuallyusually subintimalsubintimalDissectingDissecting aneurysmsaneurysms oftenoften present present withwith a a ””stringstring--ofof--beadsbeads”” appearanceappearance
20% 20% ofof all all cervicalcervical vascularvascular injuriesinjuriesA 24% to 46% A 24% to 46% incidenceincidence ofof vertebral vertebral arteryarteryinjuryinjury associatedassociated withwith major major bluntblunt cervicalcervicalspinespine trauma trauma includingincluding fracturesfractures, , subluxationssubluxations or or severesevere hyperextensionhyperextension or or hyperflexionhyperflexion injuryinjury..TheThe angiographicangiographic findings: findings: stenosisstenosis, , aneurysmsaneurysms and and intimalintimal flaps.flaps.
PatientsPatients withwith historyhistory ofof trauma and trauma and recurrentrecurrentepistaxisepistaxis, , visualvisual loss, progressive loss, progressive cranialcranialnerve nerve palsypalsy or an or an enlargingenlarging skullskull fracturefractureMRI/MRA/CTA MRI/MRA/CTA ArteriographyArteriography
Status Status ofof thethe basal basal cisternscisternsMidlineMidline shiftshiftSubarachnoidSubarachnoidhemorrhagehemorrhage in in thethebasal basal cisternscisterns
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Status Status ofof thethe basal basal cisternscisternsCompressedCompressed or absent basal or absent basal cisternscisterns indicateindicate a a threefoldthreefold risk risk ofof raisedraised intracranialintracranial pressurepressureand and thethe status status ofof thethe basal basal cisternscisterns is is relatedrelated to to outcomeoutcome..TheThe degreedegree ofof massmass effecteffect is is evaluatedevaluated at at thethe levellevel ofofmidbrainmidbrain::–– OpenOpen (all (all limbslimbs openopen))–– PartiallyPartially closedclosed ((oneone or or twotwo
TheThe presencepresence ofof midlinemidlineshiftshift is is inverselyinversely relatedrelated to to prognosisprognosis..MidlineMidline shiftshift at at thethe levellevel ofofforamenforamen ofof MonroMonro shouldshouldbe be determineddetermined by first by first measuringmeasuring thethe widthwidth ofof thetheintracranialintracranial spacespace (A); (A); nextnextthethe distancedistance from from thethe bone bone to to thethe septumseptum pellucidumpellucidumis is measuredmeasured (B).(B).
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SubfalcineSubfalcine herniationherniation
It is It is causedcaused by unilateral frontal, by unilateral frontal, parietalparietal or or temporal temporal lobelobe massmass effecteffect or or edemaedemaTheThe ipsilateralipsilateral cingulatedcingulated gyrusgyrus is is pushedpusheddowndown and under and under thethe rigid rigid midlinemidline falxfalxOwingOwing to to arterialarterial compressioncompression::–– FocalFocal necrosisnecrosis ofof thethe cingulatedcingulated gyrusgyrus–– InfarctionInfarction involvinginvolving thethe ACA ACA territoryterritory
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TranstentorialTranstentorial herniationherniation
Symptoms Symptoms maymay resultresult from from displacementdisplacement, , compressioncompression and and stretchingstretching ofof thethe brainstembrainstem and and cranialcranial nervesnervesHemorrhageHemorrhage and and infarctioninfarction causedcaused by by compressioncompression and and tearingtearing ofof arteries and arteries and veinsveinsIncreasingIncreasing edemaedema and and intracranialintracranial pressurepressurecausedcaused by by venousvenous obstructionobstructionHydrocephalusHydrocephalus causedcaused by by obstructionobstruction ofof thetheaqueductaqueduct..
PTCI is most PTCI is most commoncommon in in thethe PCA PCA distributiondistribution
PTCI is an PTCI is an indicationindication ofof a a poorpoor clinicalclinicaloutcomeoutcome, , especiallyespecially amongamong patientspatients withwith::–– AssociatedAssociated subduralsubdural hematomahematoma–– BrainBrain swellingswelling//edemaedema–– tSAHtSAH
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DISTRIBUTION OF POSTTRAUMATIC CEREBRAL DISTRIBUTION OF POSTTRAUMATIC CEREBRAL INFARCTION IN 16 PATIENTSINFARCTION IN 16 PATIENTS
VasogenicVasogenic due to bloddue to blod--brainbrain barrierbarrierdisruption extracellulardisruption extracellular water water accumulationaccumulationCytotoxicCytotoxic/cellular/cellular due to due to sustainedsustainedintracellularintracellular water water accumulationaccumulationOsmoticOsmotic causedcaused by by osmoticosmotic inbalancesinbalancesbetweenbetween brainbrain and and tissuetissueHydrocephalicHydrocephalic edemaedema//interstitialinterstitial from from edemaedema relatedrelated to an to an obstructionobstruction ofof CSF CSF outflow outflow
WhenWhen a a skullskull fracturefracture is is accompaniedaccompanied by a by a teartear ofof thethe dura, dura, meningesmeninges and and brainbrain tissuetissuemaymay herniateherniate intointo thethe fracturefracture, , preventingpreventinghealing healing ofof thethe fracturesfractures and and permitingpermitingcerebrospinal fluid cerebrospinal fluid pulsationpulsation to to enlargeenlarge thethefracturefracture and and extentextent intointo thethe subgalealsubgaleal spacespace..90%< 3 90%< 3 yearsyears..TheThe averageaverage time time ofof diagnosisdiagnosis is 14 is 14 monthsmonthsafterafter thethe initial initial fracturefracture..
PTH as PTH as lowlow as 0,7% or as as 0,7% or as highhigh as 20%as 20%PTH PTH cancan present present acutelyacutely, , subacutelysubacutely and and syndromesyndrome ofof NPHNPHPTH is to be PTH is to be distinguisheddistinguished from from posttraumaticposttraumaticventriculomegalyventriculomegaly due to cerebral due to cerebral atrophyatrophyTheThe appropiateappropiate managementmanagement ofof thesethese patientspatientsincludeinclude::–– StudyStudy ofof CSF CSF dynamicsdynamics–– And/or ICP And/or ICP monitoringmonitoring
AcuteAcute CSF CSF fistulasfistulas occuroccur in 2 to 11% in 2 to 11% ofof all all patientspatients withwith closedclosed head traumahead trauma70% 70% occursoccurs withinwithin 1 1 weekweekCTCT--cisternographycisternographyHighHigh--definitiondefinition CT CT alonealoneMRIMRI--CISSCISS
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conclusionconclusionCTA has CTA has beenbeen shownshown to be a to be a goodgood nonnon--invasiveinvasivealternative alternative tecniquetecnique to to cathetercatheter angiographyangiography for for thethe initial initial assessmentassessment ofof cerebrovascularcerebrovascular traumatraumaand and vascularvascular injuriesinjuries ofof thethe neckneck..NeuroimagingNeuroimaging is is playingplaying a a crucialcrucial rolerole in in definingdefiningthethe mechanismsmechanisms ofof secondarysecondary injuryinjury in in traumatictraumaticbrainbrain injuryinjury and, in turn, and, in turn, potentiallypotentially identifyingidentifyingtargets targets ofof newnew therapytherapy..CT is CT is adequateadequate in in thethe evaluationevaluation for for earlyearly onsetonset ofofsequelaesequelae ofof head traumahead trauma. MRI is . MRI is thethe modalitymodality ofofchoicechoice for for evaluationevaluation ofof subacutesubacute and later and later onsetonsetofof delayeddelayed sequelaesequelae ofof head trauma.head trauma.
Radiology in traumatic brain injury has a bright future.