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ArticlePloS one2020

Comparison of MR findings of acute traumatic peripheral nerve injury and acute compressive neuropathy in a rat model.

Bo Ra Kim, Dong-Ho Ha, Jong Kuk Kim, Young Hee Kim

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo Ra KimDepartment of Radiology, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8922-5593
Dong-Ho HaDepartment of Radiology, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5645-9211
Jong Kuk KimDepartment of Neurology, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9204-3718
Young Hee KimPeripheral Neuropathy Research Center (PNRC), Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Dong-A University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe treatment strategy is different for acute traumatic peripheral nerve injury and acute compressive neuropathy. This study aimed to compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of acute traumatic peripheral nerve injury and acute compressive neuropathy in a rat model. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups. In the crush injury group (n = 10), the unilateral sciatic nerve was crushed using forceps to represent acute traumatic peripheral nerve injury. In the compression injury group (n = 10), the unilateral sciatic nerve was ligated using silk to represent acute compressive neuropathy. The MRI of eight rats from each group were acquired on postoperative days 3 and 10. Fat-suppressed T2-weighted images were acquired. Changes in the injured nerve were divided into three grades. A Fisher's exact test was used to compare the changes in the nerves of the two groups. Histological staining and a western blot analysis were performed on one rat in each group on day 3. Neurofilament, myelin basic protein (MBP), and p75NTR staining were performed. Expression of neurofilament, MBP, p75NTR, and c-jun was evaluated by western blot analysis.

resultsMR neurography revealed substantial nerve changes in the compression injury group compared with the crush injury group at two-time points (p = 0.001 on day 3, p = 0.026 on day 10). The histopathological analysis indicated the destruction of the axon and myelin, mainly at the injury site and the distal portion of the injury in the crush injury group. It was prominent in the proximal portion, the injury site, and the distal portion of the injury in the compression injury group. The degree of axonal and myelin destruction was more pronounced in the compression injury group than in the crush injury group.

conclusionMR neurography showed prominent and long-segmental changes associated with the injured nerve in acute compressive neuropathy compared with acute traumatic peripheral nerve injury.

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Acute DiseaseAnimalsCrush InjuriesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMagnetic Resonance ImagingNerve Compression SyndromesNerve DegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsPeripheral Nerve InjuriesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveNerve Tissue Proteins

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