Ferit Dogan1, Dilek Sen Dokumaci2, Ali Yildirim3, Erol Bozdogan2, Fatima N Boyaci2, Bulent Koca4, Ekrem Karakas2. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, Sanliurfa Children's Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey. 2. 2 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey. 3. 3 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sanliurfa Children's Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey. 4. 4 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This preliminary study aimed to evaluate whether there are changes in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the brain in patients presenting with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 10 consecutively recruited patients with ES and 10 healthy control subjects. In the patients and controls, eight distinct neuroanatomical locations were selected for analysis. Quantitative measurements of ADC values of the frontal white matter (FWM), occipital white matter, lentiform nucleus (LN), thalamus, frontal cortex, anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule and caudate nucleus were measured. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS® (IBM Corp., New York, NY; formerly SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) for Windows v. 20. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation values. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to assess differences in the ADC values of each brain location between the ES group and the control group. Statistical significance was accepted at the level of p < 0.05. RESULTS: The ADC values of the FWM and LN were significantly higher in the ES group than that in the control group. The mean ADC levels of other brain regions were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSION: Chronic hypoxia in patients with ES may lead to diffusion changes in the brain tissue. There is a need for further studies to assess the clinical significance of cerebral ADC values in patients with ES. Advances in knowledge: The ratio of extracellular volume to intracellular volume in the FWM and LN can be considered to be increased in patients with ES.
OBJECTIVE: This preliminary study aimed to evaluate whether there are changes in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the brain in patients presenting with Eisenmenger syndrome (ES). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 10 consecutively recruited patients with ES and 10 healthy control subjects. In the patients and controls, eight distinct neuroanatomical locations were selected for analysis. Quantitative measurements of ADC values of the frontal white matter (FWM), occipital white matter, lentiform nucleus (LN), thalamus, frontal cortex, anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule and caudate nucleus were measured. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS® (IBM Corp., New York, NY; formerly SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) for Windows v. 20. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation values. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to assess differences in the ADC values of each brain location between the ES group and the control group. Statistical significance was accepted at the level of p < 0.05. RESULTS: The ADC values of the FWM and LN were significantly higher in the ES group than that in the control group. The mean ADC levels of other brain regions were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSION: Chronic hypoxia in patients with ES may lead to diffusion changes in the brain tissue. There is a need for further studies to assess the clinical significance of cerebral ADC values in patients with ES. Advances in knowledge: The ratio of extracellular volume to intracellular volume in the FWM and LN can be considered to be increased in patients with ES.
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