J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
November 2002
Purpose: To develop a neurologic scoring (NS) system to objectively assess CNS function shortly after spinal cord ischemia.
Methods: Spinal cord ischemia was induced by temporarily clamping the infrarenal aorta in 27 rabbits anesthetized with isoflurane/NO/O without muscle relaxants. Animals were divided ito group I, normothermic ischemia [I-a, 11 min (n=8); I-b, 12 min (n=8)], and group II, 60 min hypothermic ischemia targeted to II-a, 29.