Cervical spinal cord stimulation improves neurological dysfunction induced by cerebral vasospasm


Gurelik M., Kayabas M., Karadag O., Goksel H., Akyuz A., Topaktas S.

NEUROSCIENCE, vol.134, no.3, pp.827-832, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 134 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.04.062
  • Journal Name: NEUROSCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.827-832
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The effect of cervical spinal cord stimulation on, the cerebral blood flow has been investigated both experimentally and clinically since 1986. Although the effect of the spinal cord stimulation on cerebral ischemia induced by cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage has been investigated widely, neurological dysfunction induced by cerebral vasospasm and the effect of the spinal cord stimulation on neurological dysfunction have not been investigated so far. The aim of this study is to investigate the neurological dysfunction induced by cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage and whether the spinal cord stimulation improves this neurological dysfunction or not in New Zealand albino rabbits.