Abstract:
Spinal cord ischemia sometimes causes paraplegia because the spinal motor neuron cells are vulnerable to ischemia. Although various protective remedies for spinal cord injury have been reported, there have been few established clinical methods. Although hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used clinically as a treatment for ischemia, the reason for its effectiveness is still uncertain because sufficient experimental data are lacking. Prospective, randomized, controlled study. Experimental animal research laboratory in a university research center. Twenty-three Japanese white rabbits, weighing 2-3 kg.
Murakami, Horinouchi, Sakurai, Ejima, Matsukawa, Kato, Tabayashi, , (2001). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy given 30 minutes after spinal cord ischemia attenuates selective motor neuron death in rabbits. Critical care medicine, 2001 Apr;29(4):814-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11373475