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Superior Cervical Sympathetic Ganglion Block may not Influence Early Brain Damage Induced by Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats  

Kim, Hyun Hae (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan Univercity College of Medicine)
Leem, Jeong Gill (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan Univercity College of Medicine)
Shin, Jin Woo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan Univercity College of Medicine)
Shim, Ji Yeon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan Univercity College of Medicine)
Lee, Dong Myung (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan Univercity College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Pain / v.21, no.1, 2008 , pp. 33-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Cerebral blood vessels are innervated by sympathetic nerves from the superior cervical ganglion (SCG). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of superior cervical sympathetic ganglion block in rats subjected to permanent focal cerebral ischemia. Methods: Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats (270-320 g) were randomly assigned to one of three groups (control, lidocaine and ropivacaine). A brain injury was induced in all rats by middle cerebral artery occlusion with a nylon thread. The animals of the local anesthetic group received $30{\mu}l$ of 2% lidocaine or 0.75% ropivacaine in the SCG. Neurologic scores were assessed 24 hours after brain injury. Brain samples were then collected. The infarct and edema ratios were measured by 2.3.5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Results: There were no differences in the death rates, neurologic scores, or infarction and edema ratios between the three groups. Conclusions: These findings suggest that superior cervical sympathetic ganglion block may not influence the brain damage induced by permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rats.
Keywords
cervical sympathetic ganglion block; focal cerebral ischemia; rat;
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