Neurobehavioral Assessments of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Fig. 1. A handmade wire slope. 5. A blunt stick or Q-tip (cotton swab) 3 Methods 1. Each test is carried out prior to and after surgery at…
Biochemical and Molecular Biological Assessments of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Fig. 1. In this figure, we see the major physiological events that occur following subarachnoid hemorrhage in the left hand column. The arrows pointing to the left hand column represent…
Assessment of Microthromboembolism After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Fig. 1. Mice underwent injection of blood or saline into the prechiasmatic cistern and then were euthanized and perfused 2 days later (8). Photomicrographs of cortical (a, c) and hippocampal…
MicroRNA Expression Profiling of Rat Blood and Brain Tissues: TaqMan Real-Time PCR MicroRNA Assays
Fig. 1. Dispensing the PCR reaction mix into the port of the TaqMan miRNA fluidic card. 6. Centrifuge twice at 1,200 rpm (331 ×g) for 1 min with maximum…
Protein Analysis
Fig. 1. The setup of the polyacrylamide gel caster. 2. The percentage of the resolving gel needed is dependent on the size of the proteins of interest. The following…
Physiological Assessments of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
2. Findlay JM, Deagle GM (1998) Causes of morbidity and mortality following intracranial aneurysm rupture. Can J Neurol Sci 25(3):209–215PubMed 3. Roos YB, de Haan RJ, Beenen LF, Groen RJ,…
Grading Scales for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Grade Description 1 Asymptomatic or mild headache 2 Cranial nerve palsy and moderate to severe headache, nuchal rigidity 3 Focal neurologic deficit, confusion, lethargy 4 Stuporous, hemiparesis, early decerebrate posture…
Electrophysiological Evaluation of Synaptic Plasticity in Injured CNS
Fig. 1. Instruments for brain slice preparation. (a) Dissecting tools for brain slice preparation. (b) A Vibratome (Leica VT1200) has been set up for slicing. 2. Vibratome (Fig. 1b;…
Histopathological Assessments of Animal Models of Cerebral Ischemia
Fig. 1. Depicts (a) rodent brain matrix, (b) a basket along with a cassette (arrow) in to which tissue is placed following fixation and trimming of tissue to required size,…
EEG, Evoked Potential, and Extracellular Single-Unit Recordings In Vivo
Fig. 1. Electrophysiological equipment for EEG, EP, and extracellular single-unit recordings. (a) Representative of a digital EEG Comet XL Lab-based PSG system from GRASS Technologies. (b) Representative of an electrophysiological…
