Controlled Clinical TrialiVNS

Vagal nerve stimulation decreases blood-brain barrier disruption after traumatic brain injury

Lopez NE, Krzyzaniak MJ, Costantini TW, Putnam J, Hageny AM, Eliceiri B, Coimbra R, Bansal V

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery · 2012

Key finding

Six hours after TBI, cerebral vascular permeability was increased fourfold compared with sham (mean [SD], 6.6(E+08) [5.5(E+07)] arbitrary fluorescence units [afu] vs.

Condition
Traumatic Brain Injury
Stimulation
iVNS
Evidence tier
Controlled Clinical Trial
Participants
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Cite this study

Lopez, N. E., Krzyzaniak, M. J., Costantini, T. W., Putnam, J., Hageny, A. M., Eliceiri, B., Coimbra, R., & Bansal, V. (2012). Vagal nerve stimulation decreases blood-brain barrier disruption after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 72(6), 1562-1566. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3182569875

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