Title: Establishing Animal Model for Research of Regeneration and Functional Recovery of Oculomotor Nerve
Abstract: Objective To investigate the anatomic aspects of intracranial part of oculomotor nerve;to establish animal model for research of regeneration and functional recovery of oculomotor nerve.Methods Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent craniotomy and microsurgery through right subtemporal approach and then cavernous sinus part and post cavernous sinus part of oculomotor nerve were exposed clearly.Results On emerging from the brain,the oculomotor nerve was invested with a sheath of pia mater,and enclosed in a prolongation from arachnoid.It passed between the superior cerebellar and posterior cerebral arteries,and then pierced the dura mater in front of and lateral to the posterior clinoid process,passing between the free and attached borders of tentorium cerebelli.Compared with other two cranial nerves,oculomotor nerve was thinner than trigeminal nerve and was thicker than abducent nerve.There was no infection and other complications and all rats survived.Except for paralysis of eye movement,paralysis of other cranial nerves did not exist.Conclusion It can be beneficial for study of regeneration of oculomotor nerves to establish animal model through above methods.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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