Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
BMC Neurol. 2010 May 11;10:30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-10-30.
The aetiology of central nervous system lesions observed in cerebral cyclosporine neurotoxicity remains controversial.
We report a 48-year-old woman with a non-severe aplastic anaemia who presented with stroke-like episodes while on cyclosporine treatment.Transcranial Doppler ultrasound revealed severely elevated flow velocities in several cerebral vessels, consistent with vasospasm. Immediately after reducing the cyclosporine dose, the stroke-like episodes disappeared. Only after cyclosporine withdrawal the transcranial Doppler ultrasound abnormalities fully resolved.
This case demonstrates a significant role of vasospasm in the pathway of cyclosporine-induced neurotoxicity. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound is an effective tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of cyclosporine-induced vasospasm.
中枢神经系统病变的病因在环孢素神经毒性中仍存在争议。
我们报告了一名 48 岁女性,患有非严重再生障碍性贫血,在环孢素治疗期间出现类似中风的发作。经颅多普勒超声显示多个脑动脉血流速度严重升高,符合血管痉挛。在减少环孢素剂量后,类似中风的发作立即消失。只有在停用环孢素后,经颅多普勒超声异常才完全消退。
该病例表明血管痉挛在环孢素诱导的神经毒性途径中起重要作用。经颅多普勒超声是诊断和随访环孢素诱导的血管痉挛的有效工具。