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Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Volume 161, Issue 2, 15 April 2007, Pages 220-222
 
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: Developing an experimental model

Amit Kumar Srivastavaa, Rakesh Kumar Guptab, Mohamad Harisb, Madhur Rayc, Jayantee Kalitaa and Usha Kant Misraa, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author, E-mail The Corresponding Author

aDepartment of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow 226014, India bDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India cPharmacology Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India

Received 18 September 2006; 
revised 2 November 2006; 
accepted 19 November 2006. 
Available online 18 January 2007.

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Abstract

To develop a simple experimental model for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in rat, 24 male Sprague–Dawley rats (14 experimental and 10 controls) were studied. After anesthesia, a 1.5 mm × 10 mm cranial window was made to expose superior sagittal sinus (SSS). A filter paper strip soaked in 40% ferric chloride topically applied for 5 min to induce SSS thrombosis in experimental group. Five of these rats underwent autopsy at 24 h after rota rod study, other 9 rats underwent MRI after 24 h followed by autopsy at 36–48 h. On MRI, T2 hyperintense lesions were seen in all 9 rats of study group but none in controls. On autopsy, TTC staining revealed changes in 7 out of 14 experimental rats but in none of the controls. The rota rod study results revealed an insignificant difference in the experimental and control group. There was no spontaneous death in experimental or control group during the study. The present experimental model is simple, easy to carry out and results in TTC staining changes in 50% and T2 hyperintensity on MRI in all which could be due to SSS thrombosis.

Keywords: Thrombosis; Venous sinus; MRI; Autopsy; Rat model

Article Outline

1. Introduction
2. Subjects and methods
2.1. Animal
2.2. Anesthesia
2.3. Surgical preparation
2.4. Evaluation of neurological deficit
2.5. Magnetic resonance imaging
2.6. Autopsy
3. Results
3.1. Magnetic resonance imaging
3.2. Autopsy
3.3. Neurological deficit
4. Discussion
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