Protective effect of spinal cord stimulation on experimental early cerebral vasospasm: Conclusive results

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 269-275

  Visocchi, Massimiliano ^a,b   Di Rocco, F ^a   Meglio, M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral vasospasm; Rabbit spinal cord stimulation; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY SPASM; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 0035788590     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066730     Document Type: Conference Paper

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