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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 200-207 |
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A preliminary exploration of acute intracranial pressure-cerebrospinal fluid production relationships in experimental hydrocephalus
Ahmad H Khasawneh1, Petroj C Alexandra1, Paul A Zajciw1, Carolyn A Harris2
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
2 Department of Chemical Engineering; Department of Biomedical Engineering; Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Correspondence Address:
Ahmad H Khasawneh
6135 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_42_20
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CONTEXT: By occluding the fourth ventricle simultaneously obtaining telemetric data on intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production, the authors of this study investigate a variety of physiologic parameters in cases of experimental hydrocephalus.
AIMS: The aim of this study is to provide a new context on the disrupted homeostasis in hydrocephalus and guide toward improved treatment based on multiple physiological parameters.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Hydrocephalus was induced in ten 21-day-old Sprague–Dawley rats by blocking the flow of CSF to the fourth ventricle with kaolin. Ten days post induction, when physical signs of ventriculomegaly reached Evan's ratio (ER) of ≥0.46, CSF flow and ICP were measured while manipulating body position (0°, 45°, 90°) and heart rate.
RESULTS: In hydrocephalic animals (ER ≥0.46), we found a near-steady average acute ICP (13.638 ± 2.331) compared to age-matched controls (ER <0.30) (13.068 ± 8.781), whose ICP fluctuated with the position. Hydrocephalic and controls exhibited an insignificant degree of parabolic shifts in CSF production when body position was changed from prone to 90° and again when moved back to the prone position, a trend more noteworthy in controls (P = 0.1322 and 0.2772). A Pearson's Correlation found CSF production and ICP to be correlated at baseline 0° posture (P = 0.05) in the control group, but not the hydrocephalic group. Weight appeared to play a role when animals were held at 90°. No significant changes in ICP or CSF flow patterns were observed when the heart rate was increased within either group.
CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary findings suggest that our standard assumptions of posture-dependent changes in ICP created using data from physiologic data may be inaccurate in the hydrocephalic patient, and thus describe a need to further explore these relationships.
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