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Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity

MedGen UID:
1756851
•Concept ID:
C5421299
•
Finding
Synonyms: CBF Velocity; CBFV

Definition

The rate of blood flow through the cerebral arteries. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCerebral Blood Flow Velocity

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Impact of Stellate Ganglion Block in the Management of Cerebral Vasospasm: A Prospective Interventional Study.
Samagh N, Panda NB, Gupta V, Bharti N, Tripathi M, Bhagat H, Chhabra RK, Jangra K, Luthra A
Neurol India 2022 Jan-Feb;70(1):289-295. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.338735. PMID: 35263898
Evaluation of cerebral autoregulation performance in patients with arterial hypertension on drug treatment.
Machado MF, Muela HCS, Costa-Hong VA, Yassuda MS, Moraes NC, Memória CM, Bor-Seng-Shu E, Massaro AR, Nitrini R, Bortolotto LA, Nogueira RC
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2020 Nov;22(11):2114-2120. Epub 2020 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/jch.14052. PMID: 32966689Free PMC Article
Capacity building and stroke risk assessment in Nigerian children with sickle cell anaemia.
Soyebi K, Adeyemo T, Ojewunmi O, James F, Adefalujo K, Akinyanju O
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014 Dec;61(12):2263-6. Epub 2014 Aug 30 doi: 10.1002/pbc.25216. PMID: 25174615

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Arterial and Venous Cerebral Blood Flow Velocities and Their Correlation in Healthy Volunteers and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.
Cardim D, Czosnyka M, Chandrapatham K, Badenes R, Bertuccio A, Corradi F, Donnelly J, Pelosi P, Hutchinson PJ, Robba C
J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2022 Jan 1;34(1):e24-e33. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000704. PMID: 32555064
The 9-Month Stress Test: Pregnancy and Exercise-Similarities and Interactions.
Brislane Á, Steinback CD, Davenport MH
Can J Cardiol 2021 Dec;37(12):2014-2025. Epub 2021 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.09.003. PMID: 34534622
Estimation of cerebral blood flow velocity during breath-hold challenge using artificial neural networks.
Al-Abed MA, Al-Bashir AK, Al-Rawashdeh A, Alex RM, Zhang R, Watenpaugh DE, Behbehani K
Comput Biol Med 2019 Dec;115:103508. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103508. PMID: 31698237
Lactotripeptide ingestion increases cerebral blood flow velocity in middle-aged and older adults.
Akazawa N, Hamasaki A, Tanahashi K, Kosaki K, Yoshikawa T, Myoenzono K, Maeda S
Nutr Res 2018 May;53:61-66. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.03.009. PMID: 29703414
Cerebral blood flow, sympathetic nerve activity and stroke risk in obstructive sleep apnoea. Is there a direct link?
Winklewski PJ, Frydrychowski AF
Blood Press 2013 Feb;22(1):27-33. Epub 2012 Sep 25 doi: 10.3109/08037051.2012.701407. PMID: 23004573

Diagnosis

Intracranial Blood Flow Quantification by Accelerated Dual-venc 4D Flow MRI: Comparison With Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound.
Mahinrad S, Tan CO, Ma Y, Aristova M, Milstead AL, Lloyd-Jones D, Schnell S, Markl M, Sorond FA
J Magn Reson Imaging 2022 Oct;56(4):1256-1264. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1002/jmri.28115. PMID: 35146822Free PMC Article
Mast cell disorders are associated with decreased cerebral blood flow and small fiber neuropathy.
Novak P, Giannetti MP, Weller E, Hamilton MJ, Castells M
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022 Mar;128(3):299-306.e1. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.10.006. PMID: 34648976
The 9-Month Stress Test: Pregnancy and Exercise-Similarities and Interactions.
Brislane Á, Steinback CD, Davenport MH
Can J Cardiol 2021 Dec;37(12):2014-2025. Epub 2021 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.09.003. PMID: 34534622
Identification of Pulse Onset on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Waveforms: A Comparative Study.
Asgari S, Canac N, Hamilton R, Scalzo F
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:3252178. Epub 2019 Jul 2 doi: 10.1155/2019/3252178. PMID: 31355255Free PMC Article
Transcranial Doppler and Optic Nerve Sonography.
Rasulo FA, Bertuetti R
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019 Aug;33 Suppl 1:S38-S52. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.03.040. PMID: 31279352

Therapy

Sex difference in cerebral blood flow velocity during exercise hyperthermia.
Rivas E, Allie KN, Salvador PM, Schoech L, Martinez M
J Therm Biol 2020 Dec;94:102741. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102741. PMID: 33292982
Aerobic exercise improves cognition and cerebrovascular regulation in older adults.
Guadagni V, Drogos LL, Tyndall AV, Davenport MH, Anderson TJ, Eskes GA, Longman RS, Hill MD, Hogan DB, Poulin MJ
Neurology 2020 May 26;94(21):e2245-e2257. Epub 2020 May 13 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009478. PMID: 32404355Free PMC Article
Estimation of cerebral blood flow velocity during breath-hold challenge using artificial neural networks.
Al-Abed MA, Al-Bashir AK, Al-Rawashdeh A, Alex RM, Zhang R, Watenpaugh DE, Behbehani K
Comput Biol Med 2019 Dec;115:103508. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103508. PMID: 31698237
Lactotripeptide ingestion increases cerebral blood flow velocity in middle-aged and older adults.
Akazawa N, Hamasaki A, Tanahashi K, Kosaki K, Yoshikawa T, Myoenzono K, Maeda S
Nutr Res 2018 May;53:61-66. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.03.009. PMID: 29703414
Head position and cerebral blood flow velocity in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Olavarría VV, Arima H, Anderson CS, Brunser AM, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Heritier S, Lavados PM
Cerebrovasc Dis 2014;37(6):401-8. Epub 2014 Jun 28 doi: 10.1159/000362533. PMID: 24993471

Prognosis

The 9-Month Stress Test: Pregnancy and Exercise-Similarities and Interactions.
Brislane Á, Steinback CD, Davenport MH
Can J Cardiol 2021 Dec;37(12):2014-2025. Epub 2021 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.09.003. PMID: 34534622
Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity is Not Associated with Serum Hemoglobin in Children with Malaria-Associated Anemia.
Taty TM, Mabiala JB, Lovett ME, Pongo J, Musungufu DA, Uchama M, O'Brien NF
J Neuroimaging 2020 Jul;30(4):463-467. Epub 2020 May 25 doi: 10.1111/jon.12715. PMID: 32449973
Identification of Pulse Onset on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Waveforms: A Comparative Study.
Asgari S, Canac N, Hamilton R, Scalzo F
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:3252178. Epub 2019 Jul 2 doi: 10.1155/2019/3252178. PMID: 31355255Free PMC Article
Short-term external counterpulsation augments cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygenation in chronic cerebrovascular occlusive disease.
Buschmann EE, Hillmeister P, Bondke Persson A, Liebeskind DS, Schlich L, Kamenzky R, Busjahn A, Buschmann IR, Bramlage P, Hetzel A, Reinhard M
Eur J Neurol 2018 Nov;25(11):1326-1332. Epub 2018 Aug 3 doi: 10.1111/ene.13725. PMID: 29924461Free PMC Article
The Neuroergonomics of Vigilance.
Funke ME, Warm JS, Matthews G, Funke GJ, Chiu PY, Shaw TH, Greenlee ET
Hum Factors 2017 Feb;59(1):62-75. doi: 10.1177/0018720816683121. PMID: 28146671

Clinical prediction guides

Passive exercise increases cerebral blood flow velocity and supports a postexercise executive function benefit.
Shirzad M, Tari B, Dalton C, Van Riesen J, Marsala MJ, Heath M
Psychophysiology 2022 Dec;59(12):e14132. Epub 2022 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/psyp.14132. PMID: 35781673
The 9-Month Stress Test: Pregnancy and Exercise-Similarities and Interactions.
Brislane Á, Steinback CD, Davenport MH
Can J Cardiol 2021 Dec;37(12):2014-2025. Epub 2021 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.09.003. PMID: 34534622
Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity is Not Associated with Serum Hemoglobin in Children with Malaria-Associated Anemia.
Taty TM, Mabiala JB, Lovett ME, Pongo J, Musungufu DA, Uchama M, O'Brien NF
J Neuroimaging 2020 Jul;30(4):463-467. Epub 2020 May 25 doi: 10.1111/jon.12715. PMID: 32449973
Identification of Pulse Onset on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Waveforms: A Comparative Study.
Asgari S, Canac N, Hamilton R, Scalzo F
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:3252178. Epub 2019 Jul 2 doi: 10.1155/2019/3252178. PMID: 31355255Free PMC Article
Head position and cerebral blood flow velocity in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Olavarría VV, Arima H, Anderson CS, Brunser AM, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Heritier S, Lavados PM
Cerebrovasc Dis 2014;37(6):401-8. Epub 2014 Jun 28 doi: 10.1159/000362533. PMID: 24993471

Recent systematic reviews

Does abnormal Doppler on cranial ultrasound predict disability in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy? A systematic review.
Rath C, Rao S, Suryawanshi P, Desai S, Chetan C, Patil K, Patole S
Dev Med Child Neurol 2022 Oct;64(10):1202-1213. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15236. PMID: 35390176
The Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and/or Transcranial Doppler as Non-Invasive Markers of Cerebral Perfusion in Adult Sepsis Patients With Delirium: A Systematic Review.
Wood MD, Boyd JG, Wood N, Frank J, Girard TD, Ross-White A, Chopra A, Foster D, Griesdale DEG
J Intensive Care Med 2022 Mar;37(3):408-422. Epub 2021 Mar 9 doi: 10.1177/0885066621997090. PMID: 33685273Free PMC Article
Non-invasive brain stimulation in the modulation of cerebral blood flow after stroke: A systematic review of Transcranial Doppler studies.
Iyer PC, Madhavan S
Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Dec;129(12):2544-2551. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.09.019. PMID: 30384025
Head position and cerebral blood flow velocity in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Olavarría VV, Arima H, Anderson CS, Brunser AM, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Heritier S, Lavados PM
Cerebrovasc Dis 2014;37(6):401-8. Epub 2014 Jun 28 doi: 10.1159/000362533. PMID: 24993471
Cerebral blood flow during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery: the role of transcranial Doppler--a systematic review of the literature.
Polito A, Ricci Z, Di Chiara L, Giorni C, Iacoella C, Sanders SP, Picardo S
Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2006 Dec 13;4:47. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-4-47. PMID: 17166253Free PMC Article

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