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(Stroke. 2002;33:2478.)
© 2002 American Heart Association, Inc.

Original Contributions

Behavioral Tests After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Rat

Ya Hua, MD; Timothy Schallert, PhD; Richard F. Keep, PhD; Jimin Wu, MD; Julian T. Hoff, MD Guohua Xi, MD

From the Departments of Neurosurgery (Y.H., T.S., R.F.K., J.W., J.T.H., G.X.) and Physiology (R.F.K.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Department of Psychology and Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin (T.S.).

Reprint requests to Ya Hua, MD, R5550 Kresge I, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0532. E-mail yahua{at}umich.edu

Background and Purpose— In humans, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) causes marked perihematomal edema formation and neurological deficits. A rat ICH model, involving infusion of autologous blood into the caudate, has been used extensively to study mechanisms of edema formation, but an examination of behavioral outcome would improve its preclinical utility and provide a more rigorous assessment of the pathological cascade of events over time. The purpose of this study was to use a battery of sensorimotor function tests to examine the neurological effects of ICH in the rat and to examine which components of the hematoma are involved in generating those effects.

Methods— The behavioral tests used were forelimb placing, preference for forelimb use for weight shifts during vertical exploration of a cylindrical enclosure, and a corner turn test. Rats were tested from day 1 to day 28 after injection of autologous whole blood; injection of blood plus hirudin (thrombin inhibitor), packed red blood cells, thrombin, or saline; or needle placement only.

Results— The battery of tests indicated that there were marked neurological deficits by day 1 after ICH, with progressive recovery of function over 4 weeks. The forelimb placing score paralleled changes in edema. Injection of thrombin caused and injection of hirudin reduced the ICH-induced neurological deficits. Injection of packed red blood cells, which causes delayed edema formation, induced delayed neurological deficits

Conclusions— These tests allow continuous monitoring of neurological deficits after rat ICH and assessment of therapeutic interventions. The time course of the neurological deficit closely matched the time course of cerebral edema for both ICH and injection of blood components. There was marked recovery of function after ICH, which may be amenable to therapeutic manipulation.

Key Words: behavior, animal • brain edema • cerebral hemorrhage • erythrocytes • thrombin • rats

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