The influence of noradrenergic blockade on vasospasm and the quantity of cerebral dopamine ß-hydroxylase following subarachnoid haemorrhage in rabbits

摘要

Background The aim of this study of experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and exclusion of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in rabbits was to find out if changes in the central noradrenergic areas of the hypothalamus and brain stem could be ascertained, in parallel with measurement of the intensity of chronic cerebral vasospasm in the basilar arteries.