Electrical Stimulation of the Cervical Spinal Cord Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in Humans

Overview

Journal Appl Neurophysiol

Publisher Karger

Specialties Neurology
Physiology

Date 1985 Jan 1

PMID 3879799

Citations 17

Authors

Y Hosobuchi

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Abstract

Ten patients were studied to determine the effect of spinal cord stimulation on CBF. In 5 patients using a cervical spinal cord stimulator, the stimulation produced a significant increase in CBF in the hemisphere ipsilateral to the induced paresthesia. Thoracic cord stimulation, used by the other 5 patients, had no effect on CBF. Atropine had no effect on the alteration in CBF produced by cervical cord stimulation. Indomethacin, however, partially blocked the effect. These heuristic observations may have implications for the future treatment of cerebrovascular insufficiency in humans.

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