title: [Cerebral circulation dynamics following fasudil intravenous infusion: a CT perfusion study].
abstract: Using CT perfusion studies we evaluated changes in the cerebral circulation before and after the intravenous administration of fasudil 60 mg in 8 patients 7 to 14 days after a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The mean duration to the peak of the time-density curve and the average peak value did not change. In areas with cerebral blood perfusion (CBP) less than 40 ml/100 g/min, the CBP increased from 34.4 +/- 4.7 ml/100 g/min to 41.0 +/- 8.2 ml/100 g/min (p < 0.01) after fasudil infusion, the cerebral blood volume (CBV) rose from 2.41 +/- 0.53 ml/100 g to 2.55 +/- 0.5 ml/100 g (p < 0.05), and the mean transit time (MTT) decreased from 5.09 +/- 1.13 s to 4.82 +/- 0.89 s (p < 0.05). In areas where the CBP was more than 41 ml/100 g/min, the CBP did not change (from 51.8 +/- 7.6 ml/100 g/min to 50.4 +/- 8.4 ml/100 g/min), the CBV decreased (from 2.75 +/- 0.62 ml/100 g to 2.67 +/- 0.55 ml/100 g, p < 0.05), and the MTT did not change (from 3.80 +/- 0.76 s to 3.77 +/- 0.72 s). These results suggest that intravenous infusion of fasudil 60 mg increases cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume and shortens MTT in areas with decreased blood flow due to vasospasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Japan Self Defense Force Central Hospital, 1-2-24 Ikejiri, Setagayaku, Tokyo 154-8532, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirotani
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuba
authors.forename: Daigo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yamana
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010477:Perfusion; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; C049347:fasudil