Table 6.
Studies on Cranioplasty and Brain Perfusion
| Author | Year | Number of patients | Modality | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki and colleagues | 1993 | 6 | PCT | ↑ 2 and 20% in defect and healthy sides |
| Maekawa and colleagues | 1999 | 8 | Xe-CT | ↑ In 4 out 8 defect and 3 out 8 healthy sides |
| Winkler and colleagues | 2000 | 13 | PET scan | ↑ glucose intake by 12% in defect and by 4% in healthy sides |
| Agner and colleagues | 2002 | 1 | Xe-CT | ↑ 125% after surgery |
| Isago and colleagues | 2004 | 1 | Xe-CT | ↑ 2-fold and 1.5-fold on each side |
| Sakamoto and colleagues | 2006 | 1 | PCT | ↑ From 23.1 to 37.4 mL/100 g/sec and from 31.8 to 41.6 mL/100 g/sec in the defect and healthy sides, respectively |
| Won and colleagues | 2008 | 27 | PCT | ↑ From 39.1 to 44.7 mL/100 g/sec and from 42.9 to 47.2 mL/100 g/sec in the defect and healthy sides, respectively. |
| Decaminada and colleagues | 2008 | 10 | PCT | Slight ↑ in ` in defect side |
| Kemmling and colleagues | 2010 | 1 | PMR | ↑ of CBV and CBF. and ↓ MTT defect after surgery |
| Sarubbo and colleagues | 2014 | 6 | PCT | ↑ in CBV and CBF. and ↓ in TTP in defect side at 7 days |
| Paredes and colleagues | 2015 | 49 | PCT | ↑ From 101.86 to 117.17 mL/100 g/sec and from 128.14 to 145.73 mL/100 g/sec in the defect and healthy sides, respectively |
PCT, perfusion computed tomography; Xe-CT, Xenon-enhanced computed tomography; PET, positron emission tomography; CBV, cerebral blood volume; CBF cerebral blood flow; TTP, time to peak; PMR, perfusion magnetic resonance.