Delayed combination therapy of local brain hypothermia and decompressive craniectomy on acute stroke outcome in rat
oleh: Mohammad Allahtavakoli, Mohammadamin Hosseini Kahnouei, Hosseinali Rezazadeh, Ali Roohbakhsh, Mohammad Hossein Mahmoodi, Amir Moghadam-Ahmadi, Mohammadreza Zarisfi
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| Diterbitkan: | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Objective(s):Hypothermia and decompressive craniectomy (DC) have been shown to be neuroprotective. This study was designed to evaluate neuroprotective effects of delayed singular or combination of DC and local hypothermia on stroke. Materials and Methods: Cerebral ischemia was induced in 48 Wistar rats assigned to 4 groups: control, decompressive craniectomy (DC), local hypothermia (LH), combination of hypothermia and craniectomy (HC). Infarct size and BBB disruption were measured 48 hr after ischemia insult. Neurological deficits were assessed at 24 and 48 hr after stroke by using sticky tape test, hanging-wire test and Bederson’s scoring system. BBB disruption was measured by Evans blue dye leakage. Results: Although infarct size was significantly reduced in LH, DC and HC groups (P