CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 35, no. 3, 2009

Study of Cerebral Vascular Manifestations to a lot of Chronic Alcoholic People

[Original paper]

A. NICOLAESCU(1), S. GUSTI(2), A.C. ANDRITOIU(3), A. GEORGESCU(4)


(1)University Hospital of Neurology, Craiova;
(2)Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova;
(3)Military Hospital, Craiova;
(4)County Emergency University Hospital, Craiova


Abstract:

The authors studied the electrical and cerebral irrigation to a lot of 41 male patients with chronic alcoholism, 25- 55 year old, using non-invasive methods: EEG and vascular Doppler ultrasound method (D). The selected patients were hospitalized for the first time and they had no clinical or biological symptoms of liver or nervous system disorders. We determined the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the cardiac rate, in clino and ortostatism. We recorded the EEG with a Bioscript 2000. We used a echo-Doppler Aloka colour and Angio Power with a sonde of 4,5 MHz and a Siemens Sonoline versa Plus Doppler colour and Angio Power with a sonde of 7,5 MHz for registration of common carotidian D. curves. We analyzed the D. curves parameters to the studied lot and by comparison to a control lot of 40 healthy people who did not consume alcohol. We remarked a decrease of diastolic pressure and a vaso- motor tonus lability. We remarked an increase of resistance index with 17% explained by the presence of generalized and cerebral hyper tonicity. On the EEG we remarked a theta waves with 12% incidence (insignificant correlation r =0,24, with systolic speed).


Keywords: chronic alcoholism, vascular Doppler ultrasound method, vascular hyper tonicity



Corresponding: Adriana Nicolaescu MD, University Hospital of Neurology, Craiova


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.35.03.04 - Download PDF
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