Imaging spreading depolarization in the brainstem

Within two minutes of global ischemia or focal stroke, a sudden loss of neuronal and glial membrane potential induces anoxic depolarization (AD) that propagates across gray matter of the cerebral hemispheres at 2-5 mm/min. It induces terminal neuronal damage, forming the initial ischemic core. In he...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hsieh, Yi-Ting Jr
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/7601