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. 2012 Mar 20;41(5):1138–1146. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr316

Table 2:

Neuro-deficit score and brain oedema (water percentage) post-reperfusion

  Neuro-deficit score
Tissue oedema
4 h 24 h Cortex (%) Hippocampus (%) Cerebellum (%)
Sham 0 0 81.5 ± 0.2 77.3 ± 0.6 81.1 ± 0.3
Ischaemic 243 ± 45 241 ± 40 84.3 ± 0.6 81.8 ± 0.9 84.6 ± 0.5

< 0.001 ischaemic versus Sham for all values, ischaemic = pigs undergoing 30 min of global brain ischaemia.