Safety of mapping the motor networks in the spinal cord using penetrating microelectrodes in Yucatan minipigs.

Soroush MirkianiCarly L O'SullivanDavid A RoszkoPouria FaridiDavid S HuDirk G EveraertAmirali ToossiRyan KangTongzhou FangNeil TyremanAshley N DalrympleKevin RobinsonRichard R E UwieraHamid ShahRichard FoxPeter E KonradVivian K Mushahwar

Published in: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine (2024)

These findings suggest that mapping spinal locomotor networks in porcine models can be performed safely, without lasting damage to the spinal cord.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
spinal cord injury
high resolution
neuropathic pain
high density
oxidative stress
mass spectrometry