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The Effect of Sleep on Intracranial Hemodynamics: A Transcranial Doppler Study

Asma Q. Fischer, MD

Department of Neurology, Sleep Disorder Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Michael A. Taormina

Department of Neurology, Sleep Disorder Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Bushra Akhtar

Neurosonology Laboratory and the Department of Medicine, Sleep Disorder Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Bashir A. Chaudhary, MD

Neurosonology Laboratory and the Department of Medicine, Sleep Disorder Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

The effect of sleep on intracranial blood flow velocities has not been reported in children or adults, even though blood flow velocities are evaluated for clinical purposes during both sleep and wakefulness. We report the effect of sleep on intracranial blood flow velocities of 11 healthy individuals (five children and six adults) who were monitored by polysomnography and transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). Thirty-three TCDs were obtained on middle cerebral arteries. Before sleep, during non-rapid-eye-movement sleep, and after sleep, measurements of systolic, end diastolic, and mean flow velocities were obtained by TCD. Pulse oximetry and end tidal carbon dioxide were monitored during each 8-hour polysomnogram. The before-sleep blood flow velocity values were compared to sleep and after-sleep values in children and adults separately using ANOVA. A significant decrease in the blood flow velocities was noted during sleep compared to before-sleep values in both children (P < .05) and adults (P < .01). The blood flow velocities after sleep were also decreased compared to before-sleep values. This study shows that sleep reduces blood flow velocities in both children and adults. A decrease in blood flow velocities during normal sleep should be taken into account when interpreting TCDs in patients. (J Child Neurol 1991;6:155-158).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 155-158 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389100600212
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