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- Sörbo, Ann, 1955, et al.
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Pre-traumatic conditions can influence cortisol levels before and after a brain injury
- 2020
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Ingår i: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. - : Hindawi Limited. - 0001-6314 .- 1600-0404. ; 141:4, s. 342-350
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective Satisfactory anabolic reactions, including the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, are essential following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Many factors may influence this activation. This study aimed to investigate whether individuals who reported chronic diseases, psychosocial afflictions, or stressful events before a severe brain injury display a different pattern regarding cortisol levels retrospectively and up to three months compared with those who did not report stressful experiences. Materials and Methods Fifty-five patients aged 16-68 years who were admitted to the neurointensive care unit (NICU) were included. Hair cortisol measurements offer a unique opportunity to monitor cortisol levels retrospectively and after the trauma. Hair strands were collected as soon as possible after admission to the NICU and every month until three months after the injury/insult. The participants/relatives were asked about stressful events, psychosocial afflictions and recent and chronic diseases. Results The group who reported chronic diseases and/or stressful events before the brain injury had more than twice as high median hair cortisol levels before the brain injury compared with those who did not report stress, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = .12). Those who reported stress before the brain injury had statistically significantly lower hair cortisol values after the brain injury and they remained until three months after the injury. Conclusions Stressful events and/or chronic disease before brain injury might affect mobilization of adequate stress reactions following the trauma. However, the large variability in cortisol levels in these patients does not allow firm conclusions and more studies are needed.
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- Sörbo, Ann, et al.
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Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Stress before and after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage : A Case Report
- 2017
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Ingår i: Remedy Open Access. - : Remedy Publications. - 2573-6078. ; 2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim was to study stress in the acute and post-acute phase in patients with severe traumaticbrain injury (TBI) or non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) who were treated at theneurointensive care unit (NICU). Hair cortisol is a biomarker of stress via alterations in hypothalamuspituitary-adrenal axis activity, where cortisol from plasma is continuously incorporated intogrowing hairs at their roots. As hair grows at an average of 1 cm/month, concentrations of haircortisol can also be used to measure stress levels retrospectively.Hair samples were collected at an interval of one month until three months, with the first cut atadmission to the NICU. The patients (or their relatives, if the patient was unable to communicate)were interviewed about psychological or physical stressors during the previous months.We present a 28-year-old woman suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), studied withrepeated haircuts. She experienced the sudden onset of a severe headache. The general practitionersdiagnosed it as migraine or wry neck. Three weeks later, she experienced another attack ofsevere headache. A CT scan showed an SAH. Six months after the SAH, the patient developedhydrocephalus and was successfully treated with a VP shunt. In this case, hair cortisol was elevatedduring the pre-hospital month (probably because of pain and stress due to a sentinel or “warning”leak), during the intensive care period and until two months after the SAH. It then normalized, butit was elevated again at the time at which the patient developed hydrocephalus. At the nine-monthhaircut, her hair cortisol had again normalized.This case indicates that hair cortisol measurement is a promising method for studying stress,retrospectively and during recovery, in patients suffering from SAH.
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- Sörbo, Ann, 1955, et al.
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Mental fatigue assessment may add information after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
- 2019
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Ingår i: Brain and Behavior. - : Wiley. - 2162-3279. ; 9:7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background Mental fatigue, as part of cognitive dysfunction, has been reported to be common after subarachnoid hemorrhage and it significantly affects quality of life. Aims of the Study The aim of this study was to assess mental fatigue one year after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and to correlate the degree of mental fatigue to functional outcome assessed with the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE). Methods One year after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, the GOSE was assessed and a questionnaire for self-assessment of mental fatigue, the Mental Fatigue Scale, was distributed to all included patients. The maximum score is 42 and a score of >= 10.5 indicates mental fatigue. Results All patients with GOSE 8, indicating full recovery, had a mental fatigue score of <10.5. A linear correlation between the GOSE and the mental fatigue score was observed (p < 0.0001). Conclusions Patients with a favorable outcome and GOSE 5-7 could benefit from the assessments of mental fatigue in order to receive satisfactory rehabilitation.
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