TY - JOUR
T1 - Cranial defect and pneumocephalus are associated with significant postneurosurgical positional brain shift
T2 - evaluation using upright computed tomography
AU - Yoshida, Keisuke
AU - Toda, Masahiro
AU - Yamada, Yoshitake
AU - Yamada, Minoru
AU - Yokoyama, Yoichi
AU - Tsutsumi, Kei
AU - Fujiwara, Hirokazu
AU - Kosugi, Kenzo
AU - Jinzaki, Masahiro
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (Grant Number 20K08056). Masahiro Jinzaki received a grant from Canon Medical Systems. However, Canon Medical Systems had no role in the design and conduct of the study; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, and approval of the manuscript. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Only few studies have assessed brain shift caused by positional change. This study aimed to identify factors correlated with a large postneurosurgical positional brain shift (PBS). Sixty-seven patients who underwent neurosurgical procedures had upright computed tomography (CT) scan using settings similar to those of conventional supine CT. The presence of a clinically significant PBS, defined as a brain shift of ≥ 5 mm caused by positional change, was evaluated. The clinical and radiological findings were investigated to identify factors associated with a larger PBS. As a result, twenty-one patients had a clinically significant PBS. The univariate analysis showed that supratentorial lesion location, intra-axial lesion type, craniectomy procedure, and residual intracranial air were the predictors of PBS. Based on the multivariate analysis, craniectomy procedure (p < 0.001) and residual intracranial air volume (p = 0.004) were the predictors of PBS. In a sub-analysis of post-craniectomy patients, PBS was larger in patients with supratentorial craniectomy site and parenchymal brain injury. A large craniectomy area and long interval from craniectomy were correlated with the extent of PBS. In conclusion, patients who undergo craniectomy and those with residual intracranial air can present with a large PBS. In post-craniectomy patients, the predisposing factors of a large PBS are supratentorial craniectomy, presence of parenchymal injury, large skull defect area, and long interval from craniectomy. These findings can contribute to safe mobilization among postneurosurgical patients and the risk assessment of sinking skin flap syndrome.
AB - Only few studies have assessed brain shift caused by positional change. This study aimed to identify factors correlated with a large postneurosurgical positional brain shift (PBS). Sixty-seven patients who underwent neurosurgical procedures had upright computed tomography (CT) scan using settings similar to those of conventional supine CT. The presence of a clinically significant PBS, defined as a brain shift of ≥ 5 mm caused by positional change, was evaluated. The clinical and radiological findings were investigated to identify factors associated with a larger PBS. As a result, twenty-one patients had a clinically significant PBS. The univariate analysis showed that supratentorial lesion location, intra-axial lesion type, craniectomy procedure, and residual intracranial air were the predictors of PBS. Based on the multivariate analysis, craniectomy procedure (p < 0.001) and residual intracranial air volume (p = 0.004) were the predictors of PBS. In a sub-analysis of post-craniectomy patients, PBS was larger in patients with supratentorial craniectomy site and parenchymal brain injury. A large craniectomy area and long interval from craniectomy were correlated with the extent of PBS. In conclusion, patients who undergo craniectomy and those with residual intracranial air can present with a large PBS. In post-craniectomy patients, the predisposing factors of a large PBS are supratentorial craniectomy, presence of parenchymal injury, large skull defect area, and long interval from craniectomy. These findings can contribute to safe mobilization among postneurosurgical patients and the risk assessment of sinking skin flap syndrome.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-022-13276-0
DO - 10.1038/s41598-022-13276-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 35729166
AN - SCOPUS:85132149551
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 12
JO - Scientific reports
JF - Scientific reports
IS - 1
M1 - 10482
ER -