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ArticleScientific reports2017

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound improves behavioral and histological outcomes after experimental traumatic brain injury.

Wei-Shen Su, Chun-Hu Wu, Szu-Fu Chen, Feng-Yi Yang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03896698 (Feasibility Study of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation on Alzheimer's Disease Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers.

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NCT03896698 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Feasibility Study of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation on Alzheimer's Disease Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityRan2019 to 2021Enrolled10ConditionsAlzheimer DiseaseArmsTranscranial Ultrasound Stimulation
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Shen SuDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chun-Hu WuGraduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Szu-Fu ChenDepartments of Physiology and Biophysics, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. szufuchen@yahoo.com.tw.
Feng-Yi YangDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. fyyang@ym.edu.tw.
National Defense Medical Center · TWNational Yang Ming University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on behavioral and histological outcomes in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mice subjected to controlled cortical impact injury were treated with LIPUS in the injured region daily for a period of 4 weeks. The effects of LIPUS on edema were observed by MR imaging in the mouse brain at 1 and 4 days following TBI. Brain water content, blood-brain barrier permeability, histology analysis, and behavioral studies were performed to assess the effects of LIPUS. Two-way analysis of variance and Student t test were used for statistical analyses, with a significant level of 0.05. Treatment with LIPUS significantly attenuated brain edema, blood-brain barrier permeability, and neuronal degeneration beginning at day 1. Compared with the TBI group, LIPUS also significantly improved functional recovery and reduced contusion volumes up to post-injury day 28. Post-injury LIPUS treatment reduced brain edema and improved behavioral and histological outcomes following TBI. The neuroprotective effects of LIPUS may be a promising new technique for treating TBI.

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AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrain EdemaBrain Injuries, TraumaticCapillary PermeabilityDisease Models, AnimalMaleMice, Inbred C57BLRecovery of FunctionTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic TherapyUltrasonic Waves

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