Background and Purpose—Spinal cord ischemia with resulting paraplegia is a devastating
complication of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Experimental models of spinal cord …

Background and Purpose Spinal cord ischemic injury (SCII) with resulting paralysis is a
major cause of morbidity after operations on the thoracic aorta. Since the vascular supply to …

Delayed deterioration of neurological function after central nervous system ischemia is a
well-documented clinical problem. The purpose of our study was to elucidate the role of …

To characterize the behavioral and histopathological changes that occur in spinal cord after
transient ischemia, reversible occlusion of the descending aorta was achieved in the …

OBJECTIVE: The goal was to study the hemodynamics and regional pathophysiological
changes in the spinal cord after transient vascular occlusion in cats. METHODS: We …

Background and Purpose Cross-clamping of the thoracic aorta results in spinal cord
ischemia and prominent systemic hypertension. Using a rat model of transient spinal cord …

Materials and methods We collected spinal cords from 22 rhesus monkeys that had surgical
occlusion of a major spinal artery in the thoracolilmbar region. Ligation of the anterior spinal …

The objective of this experimental protocol was to design a large animal model that could
simulte the ischemic condition caused by aortic cross-clamping during the operation for …

Background Spinal cord ischemia and paralysis are devastating perioperative complications
that can accompany open or endovascular repair surgery for aortic aneurysms. Here, we …

BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injury and subsequent paraplegia remains an unpredictable
and devastating complication of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. The aim of this study was …