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Kobayashi M, Kato S, Demura S, Yokogawa N, Yokka A, Nakade Y, Annen R, Gabata T, Tsuchiya H. Evaluation of Conditions for the Development of Cryogenic Spinal Cord Injury Using a Canine Model: An Experimental Study on the Safety of Cryoablation for Metastatic Spinal Tumors. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2024; 45:424-431. [PMID: 38453412 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although the application of cryoablation to metastatic spinal tumors has been attempted, spinal cryoablation has the unique complication of cryogenic spinal cord injury. This study aimed to elucidate the conditions for the development of cryogenic spinal cord injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen canines were used in this study. A metal probe was inserted into the 13th thoracic vertebral body. Cryoablation was performed for 10 minutes by freezing the probe in liquid nitrogen. The control canine underwent probe insertion only. Spinal cord monitoring, epidural temperature measurement, motor function assessment, and pathologic examination of the spinal cord were performed. RESULTS During the 10 minutes of cryoablation, the epidural temperature decreased and reached the lowest epidural temperature (LET) at the end of cryoablation. The LETs (degrees celsius [°C]) of each canine were -37, -30, -27, -8, -3, -2, 0, 1, 4, 8, 16, 18, 20, and 25, respectively. As the epidural temperature decreased, waveform amplitudes also decreased. At the end of cryoablation (10 minutes after the start of cryoablation), abnormal waves were observed in 92.9% (13/14) of canines. With epidural rewarming, the amplitude of the waveforms tended to recover. After epidural rewarming (2 hours after the start of cryoablation), abnormal waves were observed in 28.6% (4/14) of canines. The LETs (°C) of the canines with abnormal waves after epidural rewarming were -37, -30, -27, and -8. None of the canines with normal waves after epidural rewarming had any motor impairment. In contrast, all canines with remaining abnormal waves after epidural rewarming had motor impairment. In the pathologic assessment, cryogenic changes were found in canines with LETs (°C) of -37 -30, -27, -8, 0, and 1. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that 10-minute spinal cryoablation with LETs (°C) of -37, -30, -27, -8, 0, and 1 caused cryogenic spinal cord injury. There was no evidence of cryogenic spinal cord injury in canines with LET of ≥4°C. The epidural temperature threshold for cryogenic spinal cord injury is between 1 and 4°C, suggesting that the epidural temperature should be maintained above at least 4°C to prevent cryogenic spinal cord injury.
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- Motoya Kobayashi
- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (M.K., S.K., S.D., N.Y., R.A., H.T.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (M.K., S.K., S.D., N.Y., R.A., H.T.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (M.K., S.K., S.D., N.Y., R.A., H.T.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (M.K., S.K., S.D., N.Y., R.A., H.T.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (A.Y., T.G.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory (Y.N.), Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (M.K., S.K., S.D., N.Y., R.A., H.T.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (A.Y., T.G.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (M.K., S.K., S.D., N.Y., R.A., H.T.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Martirosyan NL, Patel AA, Carotenuto A, Kalani MYS, Bohl MA, Preul MC, Theodore N. The role of therapeutic hypothermia in the management of acute spinal cord injury. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2017; 154:79-88. [PMID: 28131967 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This review paper investigates the history, efficacy, and administration of systemic and local hypothermia for spinal cord injury (SCI). It summarizes the published experimental and clinical evidence on hypothermia for SCI and analyzes the potential for further research. Early experimental animal research showed that local hypothermia improved recovery and gain of function after acute SCI. However, in the early 1970s, clinical research findings did not coincide with results of these animal trials, which led to a loss of interest in local hypothermia. Since the 1980s, systemic hypothermia has been successfully used to treat SCI in both animals and humans. An abundance of positive evidence suggests that clinical trials are needed to determine the effectiveness of hypothermia for SCI. As a first step, we investigated the published clinical and experimental evidence on the use of hypothermia for SCI patients, who have few available treatment options. We searched PubMed for English-language reports published from 1940 to 2016 containing terms related to SCI treatment using hypothermia. We reviewed all articles on local hypothermia and acute SCI or on systemic hypothermia and acute SCI. Bibliographies of retrieved publications were also screened for additional citations. Ninety-six papers were selected. The clinical use of hypothermia is most successful if applied according to certain optimized parameters (e.g., duration, temperature, time from injury to initiation of cooling, and rewarming time). Preliminary data suggest that modest systemic hypothermia applied for 48h provides the best therapeutic value, but the parameters for use of local hypothermia vary greatly. Experimental evidence and some clinical evidence suggest that both local hypothermia and systemic hypothermia are beneficial for acute SCI. Future research should focus on defining the optimal levels of parameters. Large, multicenter, controlled clinical trials are needed to investigate its therapeutic potential.
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- Nikolay L Martirosyan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States; Division of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States; Division of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States; College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
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Wang D, Zhang J. Effects of hypothermia combined with neural stem cell transplantation on recovery of neurological function in rats with spinal cord injury. Mol Med Rep 2014; 11:1759-67. [PMID: 25385306 PMCID: PMC4270334 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The microenvironment of the injured spinal cord is hypothesized to be involved in driving the differentiation and survival of engrafted neural stem cells (NSCs). Hypothermia is known to improve the microenvironment of the injured spinal cord in a number of ways. To investigate the effect of NSC transplantation in combination with hypothermia on the recovery of rat spinal cord injury, 60 Sprague-Dawley female rats were used to establish a spinal cord hemisection model. They were divided randomly into three groups: A, spinal cord injury group; B, NSC transplantation group; and C, NSC transplantation + hypothermia group. At 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks post-injury, the motor function of all animals was evaluated using the Basso, Beattie and Besnaham locomotor scoring system and the inclined plane test. At 4 weeks post-transplantation, histological analysis and immunocytochemistry were performed. At 8 weeks post-transplantation, horseradish peroxidase nerve tracing and transmission electron microscopy were conducted to observe axonal regeneration. The outcome of hind limb motor function recovery in group C significantly surpassed that in group B at 4 weeks post-injury (P<0.05). Recovery was also observed in group A, but to a lesser degree. For the pathological sections no neural axonal were observed in group A. A few axon-like structures were observed in group B and more in group C. Horseradish peroxidase-labeled neurofibers and bromodeoxyuridine-positive cells were observed in the spinal cords of group C. Fewer of these cells were found in group B and fewer still in group A. The differences among the three groups were significant (P<0.05). Using transmission electron microscopy, newly formed nerve fibers and myelinated nerve fibers were observed in the central transverse plane in groups B and C, although these nerve fibers were not evident in group A. In conclusion, NSC transplantation promoted the recovery of hind limb function in rats, and combination treatment with hypothermia produced synergistic effects.
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- Dong Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Fourth Center Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300140, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Fourth Center Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300140, P.R. China
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- Faiz U Ahmad
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA; and
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Neuroprotective effects of hypothermia after spinal cord injury in rats: comparative study between epidural hypothermia and systemic hypothermia. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012; 37:E1551-9. [PMID: 22926281 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31826ff7f1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN An experimental comparative study on moderate epidural hypothermia (MEH) versus moderate systemic hypothermia (MSH) after spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE To compare neuroprotective effects of hypothermia between MEH and MSH after SCI in rats. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Experimental MEH or MSH has been attempted for neuroprotection after ischemic or traumatic SCI. However, there is no comparative study on neuroprotective effect of MEH and MSH after SCI. If hypothermia is to be considered as 1 modality for treating SCI, further studies on the advantages and disadvantages of hypothermia will be mandatory. METHODS A spinal cord contusion was produced in all 32 rats, and these rats were randomly divided into 4 groups-8 rats in each group: (1) the control group (spinal cord contusion only), (2) the methylprednisolone group, (3) the MEH group (28°C for 48 hr), and (4) the MSH group (32°C for 48 hr). The functional recovery was assessed using Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan scale and antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects were assessed. RESULTS The Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan scale scores in both the hypothermia groups were significantly higher than that in the control group at 6 weeks. The numbers of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells and OX-42 positive cells were significantly lower in both the MEH and MSH groups than that in the control group. The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases expression of the treated groups was significantly lower than that of the control group. The expression of caspase-8 and caspase-9 significantly decreased in the treated groups compared with that of the control group. However, in terms of caspase-3, only the MSH group has shown to be significantly lower than that of the control group. CONCLUSION This study presented that both systemic and epidural hypothermia demonstrated neuroprotective effects after SCI. Systemic hypothermia showed more neuroprotective effect by antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects.
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The Assessment of Orbital Apical Temperature Change With Local Cool Compress Application. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2011; 27:414-6. [DOI: 10.1097/iop.0b013e318220f127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that affects approximately 11,000 patients each year in the United States. Although a significant amount of research has been conducted to clarify the pathophysiology of SCI, there are limited therapeutic interventions that are currently available in the clinic. Moderate hypothermia has been used in a variety of experimental and clinical situations to target several neurological disorders, including traumatic brain and SCI. Recent studies using clinically relevant animal models of SCI have reported the efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in terms of promoting long-term behavioral improvement and reducing histopathological damage. In addition, several clinical studies have demonstrated encouraging evidence for the use of TH in patients with a severe cervical spinal cord injury. Moderate hypothermia (33°C) introduced systemically by intravascular cooling strategies appears to be safe and provides some improvement of long-term recovery of function. TH remains an experimental clinical approach and randomized multicenter trials are needed to critically evaluate this potentially exciting therapeutic intervention targeting this patient population.
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- W Dalton Dietrich
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136-1060, USA.
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The use of systemic hypothermia for the treatment of an acute cervical spinal cord injury in a professional football player. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010; 35:E57-62. [PMID: 20081503 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181b9dc28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Case Report. OBJECTIVE We will describe the injury and clinical course of an NFL Football player who sustained a complete spinal cord injury and was treated with conventional care in addition to modest systemic hypothermia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Systemically induced moderate hypothermia is a potentially neuroprotective intervention in acute spinal cord injury. However, case descriptions of human patients receiving systemic hypothermia after spinal cord injuries are lacking in the literature. METHODS Here, we present the case of a National Football League player who sustained a complete (ASIA A) spinal cord injury from a C3/4 fracture dislocation. Moderate systemic hypothermia was instituted immediately after his injury, in addition to standard medical/surgical treatment, including, surgical decompression and intravenous methylprednisolone. RESULTS The patient experienced significant and rapid neurologic improvement, and within weeks of his injury was walking with harness assistance. Since that time, the patient has continued to make significant progress in his rehabilitation (now ASIA D). CONCLUSION The extent to which this hypothermia contributed to his neurologic recovery is difficult to determine. It is hoped that this case will draw attention to the need for further preclinical and clinical studies to elucidate the role of hypothermia in acute spinal cord injury. Until these studies are completed, it is impossible to advocate for systemic hypothermia as a standard of care.
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Theoretical evaluation of a simple cooling pad for inducing hypothermia in the spinal cord following traumatic injury. Med Biol Eng Comput 2009; 48:167-75. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0543-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 09/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Dietrich WD, Atkins CM, Bramlett HM. Protection in animal models of brain and spinal cord injury with mild to moderate hypothermia. J Neurotrauma 2009; 26:301-12. [PMID: 19245308 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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For the past 20 years, various laboratories throughout the world have shown that mild to moderate levels of hypothermia lead to neuroprotection and improved functional outcome in various models of brain and spinal cord injury (SCI). Although the potential neuroprotective effects of profound hypothermia during and following central nervous system (CNS) injury have long been recognized, more recent studies have described clinically feasible strategies for protecting the brain and spinal cord using hypothermia following a variety of CNS insults. In some cases, only a one or two degree decrease in brain or core temperature can be effective in protecting the CNS from injury. Alternatively, raising brain temperature only a couple of degrees above normothermia levels worsens outcome in a variety of injury models. Based on these data, resurgence has occurred in the potential use of therapeutic hypothermia in experimental and clinical settings. The study of therapeutic hypothermia is now an international area of investigation with scientists and clinicians from every part of the world contributing to this important, promising therapeutic intervention. This paper reviews the experimental data obtained in animal models of brain and SCI demonstrating the benefits of mild to moderate hypothermia. These studies have provided critical data for the translation of this therapy to the clinical arena. The mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of mild hypothermia are also summarized.
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- W Dalton Dietrich
- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136-1060, USA.
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Jabbour NM. Hypothermia and Vitreous Surgery. Semin Ophthalmol 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/08820538909060128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Casas CE, Herrera LP, Prusmack C, Ruenes G, Marcillo A, Guest JD. Effects of epidural hypothermic saline infusion on locomotor outcome and tissue preservation after moderate thoracic spinal cord contusion in rats. J Neurosurg Spine 2005; 2:308-18. [PMID: 15796356 DOI: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.3.0308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Object. Regionally delivered hypothermia has advantages over systemic hypothermia for clinical application following spinal cord injury (SCI). The effects of local hypothermia on tissue sparing, neuronal preservation, and locomotor outcome were studied in a moderate thoracic spinal cord contusion model.
Methods. Rats were randomized to four treatment groups and data were collected and analyzed in a blinded fashion. Chilled saline was perfused into the epidural space 30 minutes postcontusion to achieve the following epidural temperatures: 24 ± 2.3°C (16 rats), 30 ± 2.4°C (13 rats), and 35 ± 0.9°C (13 rats). Hypothermia was continued for 3 hours when a 45-minute period of rewarming was instituted. In a fourth group a moderate contusion only was induced in 14 animals. Rectal (core) and T9–10 (epidural) temperatures were measured continuously. Locomotor testing, using the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (Ba-Be-Br) scale, was performed for 6 weeks, and rats were videotaped for subsequent analysis. The lesion/preserved tissue ratio was calculated throughout the entire lesion cavity and the total lesion, spinal cord, and spared tissue volumes were determined. The rostral and caudal extent of gray matter loss was also measured. At 6 weeks locomotor recovery was similar in all groups (mean Ba-Be-Br Scale scores 14.88 ± 3.71, 14.83 ± 2.81, 14.50 ± 2.24, and 14.07 ± 2.39 [p = 0.77] for all four groups, respectively). No significant differences in spared tissue volumes were found when control and treatment groups were compared, but gray matter preservation was reduced in the infusion-treated groups.
Conclusions. Regional cooling applied 30 minutes after a moderate contusive SCI was not beneficial in terms of tissue sparing, neuronal preservation, or locomotor outcome. This method of cooling may reduce blood flow in the injured spinal cord and exacerbate secondary injury.
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- Carlos E Casas
- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Westergren H, Farooque M, Olsson Y, Holtz A. Spinal cord blood flow changes following systemic hypothermia and spinal cord compression injury: an experimental study in the rat using Laser-Doppler flowmetry. Spinal Cord 2001; 39:74-84. [PMID: 11402362 DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN It is well known that changes of the body temperature as well as trauma influence the blood flow in the brain and spinal cord. However, there is still a lack of knowledge concerning the levels of blood flow changes, especially during hypothermia. OBJECTIVES This investigation was carried out to examine the effects of systemic hypothermia and trauma on spinal cord blood flow (SCBF). METHODS Twenty-four rats were randomized either to thoracic laminectomy only (Th VII-IX) or to 35 g spinal cord compression trauma. The animals were further randomized to either constant normothermia (38 degrees C) or to a systemic cooling procedure, ie reduction of the esophageal temperature from 38 to 30 degrees C. SCBF was recorded 5 mm caudal to the injury zone using Laser-Doppler flowmetry which allows a non-invasive continuous recording of local changes in the blood flow. The autoregulation ability was tested at the end of the experiments by inducing a 30-50 mmHg blood-pressure fall, using blood-withdrawal from the carotid artery. RESULTS The mean SCBF decreased 2.8% and 3.5% per centigrade reduction of esophageal temperature in the animals sustained to hypothermia with and without trauma, respectively. This could be compared to a decrease of 0.2%/min when only trauma was applied. No significant differences were seen between the groups concerning auto regulatory ability. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the core temperature has a high impact on the SCBF independent of previous trauma recorded by Laser-Doppler flowmetry. This influence exceeds the response mediated by moderate compression trauma alone.
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- H Westergren
- Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Sweden
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NEMOTO MASAYUKI. Animal experiment on spinal cord ischemia with evoked potentials by transcranial electrical stimulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.14789/pjmj.43.586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- MASAYUKI NEMOTO
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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Fujishima H, Yagi Y, Toda I, Shimazaki J, Tsubota K. Increased comfort and decreased inflammation of the eye by cooling after cataract surgery. Am J Ophthalmol 1995; 119:301-6. [PMID: 7872390 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71171-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE Cooling can reduce clinical symptoms and pain caused by traumatic swelling or fracture of extremities. We obtained subjective and objective measures of the effects of cooling of the eyes after cataract surgery. METHODS Twenty patients with bilateral cataracts were enrolled in this study. For each patient, an ice-cold eye mask was applied over gauze to one operated-on eye for two hours after the operation and was not applied after operation on the other eye. After each operation, the patient rated comfort on a five-point scale. The severity of inflammation associated with each procedure was evaluated by using an infrared radiation thermometer to determine the central corneal temperature and a laser flare-cell meter to determine the cell and flare count, at intervals up to 28 days after surgery. RESULTS Cooling, applied after the first operation in ten patients and after the second operation in ten patients, statistically significantly increased the patients' comfort level and was associated with a significant decrease in central corneal temperature on days 0, 1, and 3; in cell counts on days 1, 3, 7, and 14; and in flare counts on days 1, 14, and 28. CONCLUSIONS Cooling increased the comfort level and reduced inflammation after cataract surgery, with no adverse effects.
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- H Fujishima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan
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Lucas JH, Emery DG, Wang G, Rosenberg-Schaffer LJ, Jordan RS, Gross GW. In vitro investigations of the effects of nonfreezing low temperatures on lesioned and uninjured mammalian spinal neurons. J Neurotrauma 1994; 11:35-61. [PMID: 8201626 DOI: 10.1089/neu.1994.11.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This two-part investigation explored the parameters and mechanisms of: (1) injury to spinal cord (SC) neurons by nonfreezing low temperatures, and (2) hypothermic protection of SC neurons subjected to a defined, physical injury (dendrite transection). Conclusions from the studies of hypothermic injury were: (1) morphologic and ultrastructural signs of stress developed in SC neurons as the temperature was decreased below 17 degrees C; (2) most neurons showing stress during cooling died upon rewarming to 37 degrees C; (3) spontaneous SC network activity was not significantly changed by cooling to 17 degrees C for 2 hours and rewarming, but cooling to 10 degrees C for 1 hour caused a reduction of burst frequency after rewarming, and cooling to 10 degrees C for 2 hours resulted in electrical silence after rewarming; and (4) application of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists before cooling prevented neuronal death, ultrastructural damage, and loss of activity upon rewarming, but application after cooling (before rewarming) was not protective. Conclusions from the studies of hypothermic protection were: (1) cooling at 17 degrees C for 2 hours followed by rewarming to 37 degrees C significantly increased lesioned neuron survival, but protection was lost when the period at 17 degrees C was increased to 6 hours; (2) NMDA blockade under normothermic (37 degrees C) or hypothermic (17 degrees C or 10 degrees C for 2 hours) conditions was not more protective of lesioned neurons than cooling to 17 degrees C (no NMDA antagonist); and (3) 200 microM thiopental or 100 microM pentobarbital increased lesioned neuron survival to a degree comparable to cooling for 2 hours at 17 degrees C.
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- J H Lucas
- Department of Physiology, Ohio State University, Columbus
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Wang R, Ehara K, Tamaki N. Spinal cord edema following freezing injury in the rat: relationship between tissue water content and spinal cord blood flow. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY 1993; 39:348-54. [PMID: 8493592 DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(93)90198-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A spinal cord edema model was developed in the rat by inflicting a freezing injury at -40 degrees C for 3 minutes. Regional spinal cord blood flow, tissue water content, and histology were examined. White matter edema had extended several segments by 8 hours after the injury. Tissue water content increased by 20.6% at 24 hours. Spinal cord blood flow in surrounding tissues decreased by more than 25% 4 hours after the injury. The progression of spinal cord edema following freezing injury appeared to be due to disruption of the blood-spinal cord barrier.
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- R Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University, Japan
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Spinal cord ischemia may accompany surgical procedures on the aorta or vertebral column. Regional spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) was measured at five vertebral levels in the spinal cords of pentobarbital-anesthetized rats based on the distribution of intravenously injected carbon-14-labeled butanol. In seven normal rats, mean SCBF (+/- standard error of the mean) ranged from 52.7 +/- 5.4 to 68.5 +/- 4.9 ml.min-1.100 gm-1 (depending on the level, being lowest at the thoracic levels) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) was 126 mm Hg. Corporal hypothermia (mean rectal temperature 28.1 degrees +/- 0.6 degrees C) was induced by cold exposure in seven other rats, and SCBF, measured immediately thereafter, was significantly elevated at all five levels by 52% to 69% compared to the normal group. However, MABP was elevated in the hypothermic group to 165 +/- 4 mm Hg (p less than 0.0001). Therefore, in seven additional hypothermic rats, MABP was maintained at the control level by withdrawal of arterial blood as necessary. In these animals, SCBF at all levels was still significantly elevated compared with the normal group and the values were nearly identical to those measured in the hypertensive hypothermic rats. It was concluded that hemodynamic autoregulation of SCBF is impaired in the presence of moderate systemic hypothermia in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats.
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Jabbour NM, Schepens CL, Buzney SM. Local ocular hypothermia in experimental intraocular surgery. Ophthalmology 1988; 95:1687-90. [PMID: 3231436 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(88)32956-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Local ocular hypothermia was evaluated in experimental open sky vitrectomy, closed vitrectomy, and anterior chamber irrigation and aspiration in 40 albino rabbits (80 eyes). The irrigating balanced salt solution was used at room temperature in control eyes and was cooled to 7 degrees C in experimental eyes. Experimental eyes demonstrated less intraocular bleeding volume, less fibrin production, and less postoperative inflammation. No detectable tissue intolerance to hypothermia was observed on short- or long-term follow-up.
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- N M Jabbour
- Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506
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Hansebout RR, Kamath MV, Lamont RN. Monitoring spinal cord blood flow using hydrogen polarography. Comput Biol Med 1988; 18:103-11. [PMID: 3356142 DOI: 10.1016/0010-4825(88)90036-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) is an important physiological variable that may undergo changes following cord injury. We measured SCBF in healthy dogs whose cord had been cooled, a technique that is useful for treating spinal cord injured patients. A microcomputerized system developed for efficient recording of SCBF on-line is described in this paper.
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- R R Hansebout
- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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