2009
Ventricular dilation and elevated aqueductal pulsations in a new experimental model of communicating hydrocephalus
Wagshul M, McAllister J, Rashid S, Li J, Egnor M, Walker M, Yu M, Smith S, Zhang G, Chen J, Benveniste H. Ventricular dilation and elevated aqueductal pulsations in a new experimental model of communicating hydrocephalus. Experimental Neurology 2009, 218: 33-40. PMID: 19348801, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular dilationAqueductal flowVentricular volumeInjection of kaolinNew experimental modelCSF pulsatilityClinical presentationMild ventriculomegalyVentricular sizeBasal cisternsChronic elevationAbnormal pulsationsCerebral aqueductHydrocephalic animalsEffective treatmentAdult ratsIntact controlsNormal levelsHydrocephalusExperimental modelT MRIRatsMonth periodVentriculomegalyDilation
1997
Progression of a focal ischemic lesion in rat brain during treatment with a novel glycine/nmda antagonist: An in vivo three‐dimensional diffusion‐weighted MR microscopy study
Qiu H, Hedlund L, Gewalt S, Benveniste H, Bare T, Johnson G. Progression of a focal ischemic lesion in rat brain during treatment with a novel glycine/nmda antagonist: An in vivo three‐dimensional diffusion‐weighted MR microscopy study. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 7: 739-744. PMID: 9243396, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880070421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryStroke volumeIpsilateral common carotid arteryReduced stroke volumeFocal ischemic lesionsCommon carotid arteryGlycine/NMDA antagonistsMCA occlusionCerebral arteryIschemic lesionsMultiple time pointsNMDA antagonistsCarotid arteryDrug treatmentRat brainGroup 2Group 1Control groupVivo studiesTime pointsZD9379ArteryOcclusionHoursTreatment