The effect of right vagus nerve stimulation on focal cerebral ischemia: an experimental study in the rat

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on infarct size after transient and after permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rats and to test the hypothesis that VNS-induced neuroprotection is due to changes in cerebral blood flow. Methods: Ischemia w...

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Main Authors: Zhenghui Sun, Wesley Baker, Teruyuki Hiraki, Joel H. Greenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X11000179

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