Hypertonic saline as a treatment for acute spinal cord injury: effects on somatic and autonomic outcomes as observed in a mouse model

Clin Neurosurg. 2007:54:213-9.

Authors

Howard B Levene¹, C Jamie Erb, John P Gaughan, Christopher M Loftus, Ronald F Tuma, Jack I Jallo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 18504922

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Autonomic Nervous System / drug effects*
Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology
Biomechanical Phenomena
Contusions / pathology
Contusions / physiopathology
Disease Models, Animal*
Female
Locomotion / drug effects
Locomotion / physiology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Muscle, Skeletal / innervation
Peripheral Nerves / drug effects*
Peripheral Nerves / physiopathology
Saline Solution, Hypertonic / pharmacology*
Spinal Cord / drug effects
Spinal Cord / physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries / pathology
Spinal Cord Injuries / physiopathology*
Urinary Bladder / innervation
Urodynamics / drug effects
Urodynamics / physiology

Substances

Saline Solution, Hypertonic