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Functional and Histologic Changes After Repeated Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Rat Stroke Model
Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : 1499-1505, 2010.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-14303
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is associated with enhancement or weakening of the NMDA receptor activity and change of the cortical blood flow. Therefore, repeated tDCS of the brain with cerebrovascular injury will induce the functional and histologic changes. Sixty-one Sprague-Dawley rats with cerebrovascular injury were used. Twenty rats died during the experimental course. The 41 rats that survived were allocated to the exercise group, the anodal stimulation group, the cathodal stimulation group, or the control group according to the initial motor function. Two-week treatment schedules started from 2 days postoperatively. Garcia, modified foot fault, and rota-rod performance scores were checked at 2, 9, and 16 days postoperatively. After the experiments, rats were sacrificed for the evaluation of histologic changes (changes of the white matter axon and infarct volume). The anodal stimulation and exercise groups showed improvement of Garcia's and modified foot fault scores at 16 days postoperatively. No significant change of the infarct volume happened after exercise and tDCS. Neuronal axons at the internal capsule of infarct hemispheres showed better preserved axons in the anodal stimulation group. From these results, repeated tDCS might have a neuroprotective effect on neuronal axons in rat stroke model.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Axons / Cerebral Cortex / Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Stroke / Disease Models, Animal / Electric Stimulation / Motor Activity Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2010 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Axons / Cerebral Cortex / Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Stroke / Disease Models, Animal / Electric Stimulation / Motor Activity Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2010 Type: Article