Figure 2.
Treatment with xenon after injury (A) improves neurological outcome and (B) reduces contusion volume following trauma. Xenon-treated animals (grey bars) received 75% xenon : 25% oxygen for 3 hours duration, 15 minutes after trauma. Control animals (white bars) received 75% nitrogen : 25% oxygen. Neurological outcome and contusion volume were measured 24 hours after trauma. Bars represent mean values and error bars are standard errors (Neurological outcome: n=22, control; n=21, xenon; Contusion volume: n=22, control; n=9 xenon) * = p<0.05 compared to control.
