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Does cerebral hyperglycaemia lead to activation of the neurotoxic polyol pathway?

Conditions
cerebral glucose metabolism
polyol pathway
postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)
hyperglycemia
neurocognitive
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
sorbitol
fructose
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Registration Number
NL-OMON27740
Lead Sponsor
Amsterdam UMC - Location AMC / University Medical Center Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

•Spinal anaesthesia for elective surgery
•18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

•Neurometabolic disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The association between cerebral glucose concentration and cerebral sorbitol and fructose concentration. <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
?The correlation between plasma glucose levels with CSF glucose levels<br>?The correlation between cognitive function and cerebral glucose, sorbitol and fructose<br>?Differences in the above mentioned objectives between patients with low plasma glucose, high plasma glucose and DM-patients
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