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Sahin MH, Kanat A, Karadag MK, Akyuz ME, Keles ON, Gundogdu OL, Findik H, Aydin MD, Gel MS, Daltaban IS. Overlooked evidence for transmission deficit of pupillary light reflex can be secondary to trigeminal nerve ganglion degeneration following subarachnoid hemorrhage; preliminary experimental study. Neurol Res 2024; 46:178-186. [PMID: 37757588 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2023.2262243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although the effect of oculomotor and cervical sympathetic networks on pupil diameter is well known; the effect of the trigeminal nerve on pupil diameter has not been investigated yet. This subject was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five of 23 rabbits were used as a control group (GI; n = 5); 0.5 ccs saline solution into cisterna magna injected animals used as SHAM (GII; n = 5); autologous blood injected to produce SAH used as the study group (GIII; n = 13) and followed up three weeks. Light-stimulated pupil diameters were measured with an ocular tomography device before, middle, and at the end of the experiment. Considering the sclera area/pupil area ratio index (PRI) as the pupillary reaction area, we used this equation for the pupil's rush to light. Degenerated neuron densities of trigeminal ganglia and pupil diameters compared with the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The PRI, degenerated neuron density of trigeminal ganglia (n/mm3) were: (2.034 ± 0.301)/(13 ± 3) in GI; (1.678 ± 0.211)/(46 ± 9) in GII; and (0.941 ± 0.136)/(112 ± 21) in GIII. P-values between groups as: p < 0.005 in GI/GII; p < 0.0001 in GII/GIII and p < 0.00001 in GI/GIII. CONCLUSION Light stimulates the cornea which is innervated by the trigeminal nerves. This experimental study indicates that the pupil remains mydriatic as the cornea is damaged by trigeminal ischemia following SAH and blocks the light flow.
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- Mehmet Hakan Sahin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty of Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty of Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Histology, Medical Faculty of Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Opthalmology, Medical Faculty of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty of Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Trabzon, Turkey
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Tsao YC, Wang YF, Fuh JL, Chen WT, Lai KL, Liu HY, Wang SJ, Chen SP. Non-aura visual disturbance with high visual aura rating scale scores has stronger association with migraine chronification than typical aura. Cephalalgia 2022; 42:1487-1497. [PMID: 36068697 DOI: 10.1177/03331024221123074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical correlates of visual symptoms in patients with migraine. METHOD Patients with migraine that attended our headache clinics were enrolled. Headache profiles, disability, and comorbidities were acquired with structured questionnaires. A semi-structured visual phenomenon questionnaire was also used to assess the characteristics of visual symptoms, including visual aura in patients with migraine with aura and transient visual disturbance in patients with migraine without aura. Headache specialists interviewed with the participants for the ascertainment of diagnosis and verification of the questionnaires. RESULT Migraine with aura patients with visual aura (n = 743, female/male = 2.3, mean age: 34.7 ± 12.2 years) and migraine without aura patients with non-aura transient visual disturbance (n = 1,808, female/male = 4.4, mean age: 39.4 ± 12.6 years) were enrolled. Patients with transient visual disturbance had higher headache-related disability and more psychiatric comorbidities. Chronic migraine was more common in migraine without aura than migraine with aura patients (41.9% vs. 11.8%, OR = 5.48 [95% CI: 4.33-7.02], p < 0.001). The associations remained after adjusting confounding factors. CONCLUSION Presence of non-aura transient visual disturbance may suggest a higher migraine-related disability and is linked to higher risk of chronic migraine than typical migraine aura in migraine patients. Further studies are needed to elucidate the potential mechanism.
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- Yu-Chien Tsao
- Keelung Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Keelung, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Keelung Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Keelung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Translational Research, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros N, Stutzman SE, Nyancho D, Venkatachalam AM, MacAllister M, Ban VS, Dahdaleh NS, Aiyagari V, Figueroa S, White JA, Batjer HH, Bagley CA, Olson DM, Aoun SG. Automated Pupillometry as a Triage and Assessment Tool in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurg 2020; 145:e163-e169. [PMID: 33011358 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young adults. Automated infrared pupillometry (AIP) has shown promising results in predicting neural damage in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. We aimed to explore potential uses of AIP in triaging patients with TBI. We hypothesized that a brain injury severe enough to require an intervention would show Neurologic Pupil Index (NPI) changes. METHODS We conducted a prospective pilot study at a level-1 trauma center between November 2019 and February 2020. AIP readings of consecutive patients seen in the emergency department with blunt TBI and abnormal imaging findings on computed tomography were recorded by the assessing neurosurgery resident. The relationship between NPI and surgical intervention was studied. RESULTS Thirty-six patients were enrolled, 9 of whom received an intervention. NPI was dichotomized into normal (≥3) versus abnormal (<3) and was predictive of intervention (Fisher exact test; P < 0.0001). Six of the 9 patients had a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score ≤8 and imaging signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and underwent craniectomy (n = 4) or ICP monitor placement (n = 2) and had an abnormal NPI. Three patients underwent ICP monitor placement for GCS score ≤8 in accordance with TBI guidelines despite minimal imaging findings and had a normal NPI. The GCS score of these patients improved within 24 hours, requiring ICP monitor removal. NPI was normal in all patients who did not require intervention. CONCLUSIONS AIP could be useful in triaging comatose patients after blunt TBI. An NPI ≥3 may be reassuring in patients with no signs of mass effect or increased ICP.
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- Tarek Y El Ahmadieh
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor, Texas, USA
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- O'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- O'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Neuro-Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Neuro-Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Neuro-Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Aoun SG, Stutzman SE, Vo PUN, El Ahmadieh TY, Osman M, Neeley O, Plitt A, Caruso JP, Aiyagari V, Atem F, Welch BG, White JA, Batjer HH, Olson DM. Detection of delayed cerebral ischemia using objective pupillometry in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2019; 132:27-32. [PMID: 30641848 DOI: 10.3171/2018.9.jns181928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cerebral vasospasm causing delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is a source of significant morbidity after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Transcranial Doppler is used at most institutions to detect sonographic vasospasm but has poor positive predictive value for DCI. Automated assessment of the pupillary light reflex has been increasingly used as a reliable way of assessing pupillary reactivity, and the Neurological Pupil Index (NPi) has been shown to decrease hours prior to the clinical manifestation of ischemic injury or herniation syndromes. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of automated pupillometry in the setting of SAH, as a potential adjunct to TCD. METHODS Our analysis included patients that had been diagnosed with aneurysmal SAH and admitted to the neuro-intensive care unit of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center between November 2015 and June 2017. A dynamic infrared pupillometer was used for all pupillary measurements. An NPi value ranging from 3 to 5 was considered normal, and from 0 to 2.9 abnormal. Sonographic vasospasm was defined as middle cerebral artery velocities greater than 100 cm/sec with a Lindegaard ratio greater than 3 on either side on transcranial Doppler. Most patients had multiple NPi readings daily and we retained the lowest value for our analysis. We aimed to study the association between DCI and sonographic vasospasm, and DCI and NPi readings. RESULTS A total of 56 patients were included in the final analysis with 635 paired observations of daily TCD and NPi data. There was no statistically significant association between the NPi value and the presence of sonographic vasospasm. There was a significant association between DCI and sonographic vasospasm, χ2(1) = 6.4112, p = 0.0113, OR 1.6419 (95% CI 1.1163-2.4150), and between DCI and an abnormal decrease in NPi, χ2(1) = 38.4456, p < 0.001, OR 3.3930 (95% CI 2.2789-5.0517). Twelve patients experienced DCI, with 7 showing a decrease of their NPi to an abnormal range. This change occurred > 8 hours prior to the clinical decline 71.4% of the time. The NPi normalized in all patients after treatment of their vasospasm. CONCLUSIONS Isolated sonographic vasospasm does not seem to correlate with NPi changes, as the latter likely reflects an ischemic neurological injury. NPi changes are strongly associated with the advent of DCI and could be an early herald of clinical deterioration.
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery
- 2Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, and
- 3Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- 3Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery
- 3Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery
- 3Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery
- 2Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, and
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Szabadi E. Functional Organization of the Sympathetic Pathways Controlling the Pupil: Light-Inhibited and Light-Stimulated Pathways. Front Neurol 2018; 9:1069. [PMID: 30619035 PMCID: PMC6305320 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pupil dilation is mediated by a sympathetic output acting in opposition to parasympathetically mediated pupil constriction. While light stimulates the parasympathetic output, giving rise to the light reflex, it can both inhibit and stimulate the sympathetic output. Light-inhibited sympathetic pathways originate in retina-receptive neurones of the pretectum and the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN): by attenuating sympathetic activity, they allow unimpeded operation of the light reflex. Light stimulates the noradrenergic and serotonergic pathways. The hub of the noradrenergic pathway is the locus coeruleus (LC) containing both excitatory sympathetic premotor neurones (SympPN) projecting to preganglionic neurones in the spinal cord, and inhibitory parasympathetic premotor neurones (ParaPN) projecting to preganglionic neurones in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus (EWN). SympPN receive inputs from the SCN via the dorsomedial hypothalamus, orexinergic neurones of the latero-posterior hypothalamus, wake- and sleep-promoting neurones of the hypothalamus and brain stem, nociceptive collaterals of the spinothalamic tract, whereas ParaPN receive inputs from the amygdala, sleep/arousal network, nociceptive spinothalamic collaterals. The activity of LC neurones is regulated by inhibitory α2-adrenoceptors. There is a species difference in the function of the preautonomic LC. In diurnal animals, the α2-adrenoceptor agonist clonidine stimulates mainly autoreceptors on SymPN, causing miosis, whereas in nocturnal animals it stimulates postsynaptic α2-arenoceptors in the EWN, causing mydriasis. Noxious stimulation activates SympPN in diurnal animals and ParaPN in nocturnal animals, leading to pupil dilation via sympathoexcitation and parasympathetic inhibition, respectively. These differences may be attributed to increased activity of excitatory LC neurones due to stimulation by light in diurnal animals. This may also underlie the wake-promoting effect of light in diurnal animals, in contrast to its sleep-promoting effect in nocturnal species. The hub of the serotonergic pathway is the dorsal raphe nucleus that is light-sensitive, both directly and indirectly (via an orexinergic input). The light-stimulated pathways mediate a latent mydriatic effect of light on the pupil that can be unmasked by drugs that either inhibit or stimulate SympPN in these pathways. The noradrenergic pathway has widespread connections to neural networks controlling a variety of functions, such as sleep/arousal, pain, and fear/anxiety. Many physiological and psychological variables modulate pupil function via this pathway.
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- Elemer Szabadi
- Developmental Psychiatry, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Desbeaumes Jodoin V, Lespérance P, Nguyen DK, Fournier-Gosselin MP, Richer F. Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pupillary function. Int J Psychophysiol 2015; 98:455-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cortical spreading depression decreases Fos expression in rat periaqueductal gray matter. Neurosci Lett 2015; 585:138-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The autonomic nervous system influences numerous ocular functions. It does this by way of parasympathetic innervation from postganglionic fibers that originate from neurons in the ciliary and pterygopalatine ganglia, and by way of sympathetic innervation from postganglionic fibers that originate from neurons in the superior cervical ganglion. Ciliary ganglion neurons project to the ciliary body and the sphincter pupillae muscle of the iris to control ocular accommodation and pupil constriction, respectively. Superior cervical ganglion neurons project to the dilator pupillae muscle of the iris to control pupil dilation. Ocular blood flow is controlled both via direct autonomic influences on the vasculature of the optic nerve, choroid, ciliary body, and iris, as well as via indirect influences on retinal blood flow. In mammals, this vasculature is innervated by vasodilatory fibers from the pterygopalatine ganglion, and by vasoconstrictive fibers from the superior cervical ganglion. Intraocular pressure is regulated primarily through the balance of aqueous humor formation and outflow. Autonomic regulation of ciliary body blood vessels and the ciliary epithelium is an important determinant of aqueous humor formation; autonomic regulation of the trabecular meshwork and episcleral blood vessels is an important determinant of aqueous humor outflow. These tissues are all innervated by fibers from the pterygopalatine and superior cervical ganglia. In addition to these classical autonomic pathways, trigeminal sensory fibers exert local, intrinsic influences on many of these regions of the eye, as well as on some neurons within the ciliary and pterygopalatine ganglia.
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- David H McDougal
- Neurobiology of Metabolic Dysfunction Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, USA Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
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Sun W, May PJ. Central pupillary light reflex circuits in the cat: I. The olivary pretectal nucleus. J Comp Neurol 2014; 522:3960-77. [PMID: 24706328 PMCID: PMC4185307 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The central pathways subserving the feline pupillary light reflex were examined by defining retinal input to the olivary pretectal nucleus (OPt), the midbrain projections of this nucleus, and the premotor neurons within it. Unilateral intravitreal wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP) injections revealed differences in the pattern of retinal OPt termination on the two sides. Injections of WGA-HRP into OPt labeled terminals bilaterally in the anteromedian nucleus, and to a lesser extent in the supraoculomotor area, centrally projecting Edinger-Westphal nucleus, and nucleus of the posterior commissure. Labeled terminals, as well as retrogradely labeled multipolar cells, were present in the contralateral OPt, indicating a commissural pathway. Injections of WGA-HRP into the anteromedian nucleus labeled fusiform premotor neurons within the OPt, as well as multipolar cells in the nucleus of the posterior commissure. Connections between retinal terminals and the pretectal premotor neurons were characterized by combining vitreous chamber and anteromedian nucleus injections of WGA-HRP in the same animal. Fusiform-shaped, retrogradely labeled cells fell within the anterogradely labeled retinal terminal field in the OPt. Ultrastructural analysis revealed labeled retinal terminals containing clear spherical vesicles. They contacted labeled pretectal premotor neurons via asymmetric synaptic densities. These results provide an anatomical substrate for the pupillary light reflex in the cat. Pretectal premotor neurons receive direct retinal input via synapses suggestive of an excitatory drive, and project directly to nuclei containing preganglionic motoneurons. These projections are concentrated in the anteromedian nucleus, indicating its involvement in the pupillary light reflex.
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- Wensi Sun
- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 U.S.A
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- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 U.S.A
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 U.S.A
- Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 U.S.A
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Okamoto K, Tashiro A, Chang Z, Bereiter DA. Bright light activates a trigeminal nociceptive pathway. Pain 2010; 149:235-242. [PMID: 20206444 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bright light can cause ocular discomfort and/or pain; however, the mechanism linking luminance to trigeminal nerve activity is not known. In this study we identify a novel reflex circuit necessary for bright light to excite nociceptive neurons in superficial laminae of trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (Vc/C1). Vc/C1 neurons encoded light intensity and displayed a long delay (>10s) for activation. Microinjection of lidocaine into the eye or trigeminal root ganglion (TRG) inhibited light responses completely, whereas topical application onto the ocular surface had no effect. These findings indicated that light-evoked Vc/C1 activity was mediated by an intraocular mechanism and transmission through the TRG. Disrupting local vasomotor activity by intraocular microinjection of the vasoconstrictive agents, norepinephrine or phenylephrine, blocked light-evoked neural activity, whereas ocular surface or intra-TRG microinjection of norepinephrine had no effect. Pupillary muscle activity did not contribute since light-evoked responses were not altered by atropine. Microinjection of lidocaine into the superior salivatory nucleus diminished light-evoked Vc/C1 activity and lacrimation suggesting that increased parasympathetic outflow was critical for light-evoked responses. The reflex circuit also required input through accessory visual pathways since both Vc/C1 activity and lacrimation were prevented by local blockade of the olivary pretectal nucleus. These findings support the hypothesis that bright light activates trigeminal nerve activity through an intraocular mechanism driven by a luminance-responsive circuit and increased parasympathetic outflow to the eye.
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- Keiichiro Okamoto
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, 18-214 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Comparison of ketanserin, buspirone and propranolol on arousal, pupil size and autonomic function in healthy volunteers. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2009; 205:1-9. [PMID: 19288084 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1508-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2008] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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RATIONALE The human pupil may be a suitable physiological test system for the assessment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), but pupillometric assessment could be confounded by medication for comorbid hypertension and mood disorders. OBJECTIVES We examined the profile of the 5HT-2/alpha1/H1 antagonist ketanserin, the 5HT1a agonist buspirone and the beta adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol on pupillary and other measures of arousal. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ketanserin (20 mg), buspirone (10 mg) and propranolol (40 mg) were administered in three independent experiments according to a crossover, placebo-controlled, double-blind design. Resting pupil diameter (RPD) was sampled over 5-min in darkness with infrared pupillometry. Tests also included critical flicker fusion frequency (CFFF), visual analogue scales (VAS), the pupillary light reflex and heart rate/blood pressure. RESULTS Ketanserin reduced RPD, CFFF, VAS-rated arousal and blood pressure and increased the light reflex amplitude. Buspirone reduced RPD and blood pressure. Propranolol reduced heart rate but had no effects on pupillary functions or any arousal measure. CONCLUSIONS Ketanserin but not propranolol had a fully sedative profile and may confound pupillometric assessment of EDS. Beta adrenergic receptors do not appear to participate in arousal and pupillary functions, while 5HT1a receptors reduce pupil size without affecting arousal. Pupil size may not be used unequivocally as an index of the level of alertness in the case of drug-induced changes, when drugs interfere with the central pupil control mechanism in ways that are unrelated to their effects on arousal.
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Horn AK, Eberhorn A, Härtig W, Ardeleanu P, Messoudi A, Büttner-Ennever JA. Perioculomotor cell groups in monkey and man defined by their histochemical and functional properties: Reappraisal of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus. J Comp Neurol 2008; 507:1317-35. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.21598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Samuels RE, Tavernier RJ, Castillo MR, Bult-Ito A, Piggins HD. Substance P and neurokinin-1 immunoreactivities in the neural circadian system of the Alaskan northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus. Peptides 2006; 27:2976-92. [PMID: 16930773 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Revised: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus houses the main mammalian circadian clock. This clock is reset by light-dark cues and stimuli that evoke arousal. Photic information is relayed directly to the SCN via the retinohypothalamic tract (RHT) and indirectly via the geniculohypothalamic tract, which originates from retinally innervated cells of the thalamic intergeniculate leaflet (IGL). In addition, pathways from the dorsal and median raphe (DR and MR) convey arousal state information to the IGL and SCN, respectively. The SCN regulates many physiological events in the body via a network of efferent connections to areas of the brain such as the habenula (Hb) in the epithalamus, subparaventricular zone (SPVZ) of the hypothalamus and locus coeruleus of the brainstem-areas of the brain associated with arousal and behavioral activation. Substance P (SP) and the neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor are present in the rat SCN and IGL, and SP acting via the NK-1 receptor alters SCN neuronal activity and resets the circadian clock in this species. However, the distribution and role of SP and NK-1 in the circadian system of other rodent species are largely unknown. Here we use immunohistochemical techniques to map the novel distribution of SP and NK-1 in the hypothalamus, thalamus and brainstem of the Alaskan northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus, a species of rodent currently being used in circadian biology research. Interestingly, the pattern of immunoreactivity for SP in the red-backed vole SCN was very different from that seen in many other nocturnal and diurnal rodents.
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- Rayna E Samuels
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, 3.614 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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HATTAR SAMER, KUMAR MONICA, PARK ALEXANDER, TONG PATRICK, TUNG JONATHAN, YAU KINGWAI, BERSON DAVIDM. Central projections of melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells in the mouse. J Comp Neurol 2006; 497:326-49. [PMID: 16736474 PMCID: PMC2885916 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 677] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A rare type of ganglion cell in mammalian retina is directly photosensitive. These novel retinal photoreceptors express the photopigment melanopsin. They send axons directly to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), intergeniculate leaflet (IGL), and olivary pretectal nucleus (OPN), thereby contributing to photic synchronization of circadian rhythms and the pupillary light reflex. Here, we sought to characterize more fully the projections of these cells to the brain. By targeting tau-lacZ to the melanopsin gene locus in mice, ganglion cells that would normally express melanopsin were induced to express, instead, the marker enzyme beta-galactosidase. Their axons were visualized by X-gal histochemistry or anti-beta-galactosidase immunofluorescence. Established targets were confirmed, including the SCN, IGL, OPN, ventral division of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGv), and preoptic area, but the overall projections were more widespread than previously recognized. Targets included the lateral nucleus, peri-supraoptic nucleus, and subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamus, medial amygdala, margin of the lateral habenula, posterior limitans nucleus, superior colliculus, and periaqueductal gray. There were also weak projections to the margins of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Co-staining with the cholera toxin B subunit to label all retinal afferents showed that melanopsin ganglion cells provide most of the retinal input to the SCN, IGL, and lateral habenula and much of that to the OPN, but that other ganglion cells do contribute at least some retinal input to these targets. Staining patterns after monocular enucleation revealed that the projections of these cells are overwhelmingly crossed except for the projection to the SCN, which is bilaterally symmetrical.
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- SAMER HATTAR
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2105
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
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- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2105
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2105
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
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- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2105
- Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2105
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
- Correspondence to: David M. Berson, Department of Neuroscience, Box 1953, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
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Horowitz SS, Blanchard JH, Morin LP. Intergeniculate leaflet and ventral lateral geniculate nucleus afferent connections: An anatomical substrate for functional input from the vestibulo-visuomotor system. J Comp Neurol 2004; 474:227-45. [PMID: 15164424 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The intergeniculate leaflet (IGL) has widespread projections to the basal forebrain and visual midbrain, including the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Here we describe IGL-afferent connections with cells in the ventral midbrain and hindbrain. Cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) injected into the IGL retrogradely labels neurons in a set of brain nuclei most of which are known to influence visuomotor function. These include the retinorecipient medial, lateral and dorsal terminal nuclei, the nucleus of Darkschewitsch, the oculomotor central gray, the cuneiform, and the lateral dorsal, pedunculopontine, and subpeduncular pontine tegmental nuclei. Intraocular CTB labeled a retinal terminal field in the medial terminal nucleus that extends dorsally into the pararubral nucleus, a location also containing cells projecting to the IGL. Distinct clusters of IGL-afferent neurons are also located in the medial vestibular nucleus. Vestibular projections to the IGL were confirmed by using anterograde tracer injection into the medial vestibular nucleus. Other IGL-afferent neurons are evident in Barrington's nucleus, the dorsal raphe, locus coeruleus, and retrorubral nucleus. Injection of a retrograde, trans-synaptic, viral tracer into the SCN demonstrated transport to cells as far caudal as the vestibular system and, when combined with IGL injection of CTB, confirmed that some in the medial vestibular nucleus polysynaptically project to the SCN and monosynaptically to the IGL, as do cells in other brain regions. The results suggest that the IGL may be part of the circuitry governing visuomotor activity and further indicate that circadian rhythmicity might be influenced by head motion or visual stimuli that affect the vestibular system.
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- Seth S Horowitz
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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The Edinger-Westphal nucleus (EW), anteromedian nucleus (AM) and adjacent neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are sources of preganglionic parasympathetic innervation of intraocular smooth muscle, including blood vessels, pupillary muscle and the ciliary body in mammals. They also have central connections that are believed to affect parasympathetic outflow indirectly. This study utilized anterograde transport of biotinylated dextran amine and Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin to demonstrate direct projections from the vestibular nuclei to the Edinger-Westphal and anteromedian nuclei in rabbits. The rabbit AM and adjacent VTA contain moderate to intensely choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)-immunopositive neurons. The rabbit EW, by contrast, is nearly devoid of ChAT-immunopositive neurons. Vestibular nucleus projections to these regions originate from all levels of the superior, medial and lateral vestibular nuclei, but do show topographic organization. The densest terminations were observed in AM and the ventral and central aspects of EW. The projections to AM terminate in both ipsilaterally and in a narrow paramedian region. Predominantly ipsilateral terminations were observed in VTA. Terminations on ChAT-positive cells in AM and VTA were verified in three rabbits. It is suggested that projections to some intensely ChAT-positive AM and VTA neurons may be a substrate for vestibular influences on lens accommodation, pupillary constriction and regulation of intraocular circulation during changes in posture and gravitoinertial challenges. The projections to ChAT-negative (and weakly immunoreactive) cells in AM, VTA and EW, on the other hand, are likely to contribute vestibular signals to a variety of motor responses via descending pathways.
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- Carey D Balaban
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Eye and Ear Institute, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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van Eekelen JAM, Bradley CK, Göthert JR, Robb L, Elefanty AG, Begley CG, Harvey AR. Expression pattern of the stem cell leukaemia gene in the CNS of the embryonic and adult mouse. Neuroscience 2003; 122:421-36. [PMID: 14614907 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(03)00571-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor stem cell leukaemia (SCL) is a 'master regulator' of haematopoiesis, where SCL is pivotal in cell fate determination and differentiation. SCL has also been detected in CNS, where other members of the bHLH-family have been shown to be indispensable for neuronal development; however, no detailed expression pattern of SCL has so far been described. We have generated a map of SCL expression in the embryonic and adult mouse brain based on histochemical analysis of LacZ reporter gene expression in sequential sections of brain tissue derived from SCL-LacZ knockin mice. The expression of LacZ was confirmed to reflect SCL expression by in situ hybridisation. LacZ expression was found in a range of different diencephalic, mesencephalic and metencephalic brain nuclei in adult CNS. Co-localisation of LacZ with the neuronal marker NeuN indicated expression in post-mitotic neurons in adulthood. LacZ expression by neurons was confirmed in tissue culture analysis. The nature of the pretectal, midbrain and hindbrain regions expressing LacZ suggest that SCL in adult CNS is potentially involved in processing of visual, auditory and pain related information. During embryogenesis, LacZ expression was similarly confined to thalamus, midbrain and hindbrain. LacZ staining was also evident in parts of the intermediate and marginal zone of the aqueduct and ventricular zone of the fourth ventricle at E12.5 and E14. These cells may represent progenitor stages of differentiating neural cells. Given the presence of SCL in both the developing brain and in post-mitotic neurons, it seems likely that the function of SCL in neuronal differentiation may differ from its function in maintaining the differentiated state of the mature neuron.
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- J A M van Eekelen
- Centre for Child Health Research and WAIMR, University of Western Australia, at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth WA 6872, Australia.
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Ichinohe N, Shoumura K. Marked miosis caused by deafferenting the oculomotor nuclear complex in the cat. Auton Neurosci 2001; 94:42-5. [PMID: 11775706 DOI: 10.1016/s1566-0702(01)00342-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Animals show highly constricted pupils in certain conditions (e.g., coma). To know the anatomical basis for this miosis, mechanical separation of the oculomotor nuclear complex was done using four transections of the brain. Two frontal transections were placed rostral and caudal to the oculomotor nuclear complex. Two bilateral oblique transections were performed by aiming through the dorsal edge of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus at an angle of 50 degrees from the horizontal plane and vertical to the frontal plane. After the transections, we examined pupillary size for up to 2 weeks to exclude acute effects of deafferentiation. The transections were histologically examined. If the bilateral pupils were highly constricted after the transections, those pupils remained in the miotic state during the survival periods (4-14 days). The deafferented midbrain of the animals, which showed marked miosis, contained the intact oculomotor nuclear complex and nerves with the whole part of the midbrain ventral to them, but with only a small region dorsolateral to them. Given the previous finding that electrical microstimulation of the area ventral to the oculomotor nuclear complex and nerves has failed to elicit pupil constriction, our results suggest that the oculomotor nuclear complex itself could work as a generator for the strong activity of preganglionic pupilloconstrictor neurons.
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- N Ichinohe
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan.
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Knapp DJ, Braun CJ, Duncan GE, Qian Y, Fernandes A, Crews FT, Breese GR. Regional Specificity Of Ethanol and NMDA Action in Brain Revealed With FOS-Like Immunohistochemistry and Differential Routes of Drug Administration. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2001. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02173.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Proper examination of the pupil provides an objective measure of the integrity of the pregeniculate afferent visual pathway and allows assessment of sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation to the eye. Infrared videography and pupillography are increasingly used to study the dynamic behavior of the pupil in common disorders, such as Horner's syndrome and tonic pupil.
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- A Kawasaki
- Midwest Eye Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46280, USA
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