Neuroprotective Effects of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract Following traumatic brain injury (TBI), ischemia and hypoxia play a major role in further worsening of the damage, a process referred to as ‘secondary injury’. Protecting neurons from causative factors of secondary injury has been the guiding principle of modern TBI management. Stimulation...

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Main Authors: Amrit Chiluwal, Raj K. Narayan, Wayne Chaung, Neal Mehan, Ping Wang, Chad E. Bouton, Eugene V. Golanov, Chunyan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07219-3