ArticleSurgical neurology international2021
Temporal muscle thickness and area are an independent prognostic factors in patients aged 75 or younger with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage treated by clipping.
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- Initial Temporal Muscle Thickness and Area: Poor Predictors of Neurological Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Central European Patient Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Correlation between temporal muscle thickness and grip strength in hemiplegic patients with acute stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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- Temporal Muscle and Stroke-A Narrative Review on Current Meaning and Clinical Applications of Temporal Muscle Thickness, Area, and Volume.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundSkeletal muscle mass is an important factor for various diseases' outcomes. As for its indicators, temporal muscle thickness (TMT) and temporal muscle area (TMA) on the head computed tomography are useful, and TMT and TMA were reported as potential prognostic factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We examined the clinical characteristics, including TMT and TMA, of SAH patients aged 75 or younger.
methodsWe retrospectively investigated 127 SAH patients with all World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grades and treated by clipping between 2009 and 2019. Clinical outcome was measured with the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 6 months, with favorable outcome defined as mRS 0-2. The associations between the clinical variables and the outcomes were analyzed.
resultsThe mean age was 60.6 (32-74) years, and 65% were women. The mean ± standard deviation of WFNS grade was 2.8 ± 1.4. TMT and TMA were larger in the favorable outcome group than the poor one. Multivariate analysis revealed that age, smoking, WFNS grade, and TMT or TMA were associated with favorable outcome. Receiver operating characteristic analysis found that the threshold of TMT was 4.9 mm in female and 6.7 mm in male, and that of TMA was 193 mm
conclusionThe odds ratios for TMT and TMA related to clinical outcome were lower than for smoking and WFNS grade; however, on multivariate analysis they remained independent prognostic factors in SAH patients aged 75 or younger treated by clipping. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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