Antiedema Effects of Proanthocyanidin on Experimental Traumatic Brain Edema

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Erdem Y., Tekiner A., Erkoc Y. S., Yilmaz M. B., Celik H., Yildirim A. E., ...More

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.25, no.1, pp.85-89, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.10359-14.2
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.85-89
  • Keywords: Brain edema, Proanthocyanidin, Head trauma, NITRIC-OXIDE, ANTIOXIDANTS, STRESS, SERUM, ACID
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: Brain edema developing due to central nervous system trauma is still a significant reason of mortality and morbidity. There is still no definite approach for the medical treatment of brain edema despite many clinical and laboratory studies in recent years. We therefore investigated the effect of proanthocyanidin, an antioxidant agent, on brain edema in this study.