Intravenous Glibenclamide Reduces Lesional Water Uptake in Large Hemispheric Infarction.

Publication/Presentation Date

11-1-2019

Abstract

Background and Purpose- Prior studies have shown a linear relationship between computed tomography (CT)-derived radiodensity and water uptake, or brain edema, within stroke lesions. To test the hypothesis that intravenous glibenclamide (glyburide; BIIB093) reduces ischemic brain water uptake, we quantified the lesional net water uptake (NWU) on serial CT scans from patients enrolled in the phase 2 GAMES-RP Trial (Glyburide Advantage in Malignant Edema and Stroke). Methods- This was a post hoc exploratory analysis of the GAMES-RP study. Noncontrast CT scans performed between admission and day 7 (n=264) were analyzed in the GAMES-RP modified intention-to-treat sample. Quantitative change in CT radiodensity (ie, NWU) and midline shift (MLS) was measured. The gray and white matter NWU were also examined separately. Repeated-measures mixed-effects models were used to assess the effect of intravenous glibenclamide on MLS or NWU. Results- A median of 3 CT scans (interquartile range, 2-4) were performed per patient during the first 7 days after stroke. In a repeated-measures regression model, greater NWU was associated with increased MLS (β=0.23; 95% CI, 0.20-0.26;

Volume

50

Issue

11

First Page

3021

Last Page

3027

ISSN

1524-4628

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

31537189

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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