Does Dr. Mouw study spinal cord injuries?

Yes, he focuses on how blood flow interruptions to the spinal cord affect recovery and function, which is crucial for treating spinal cord injuries.

What happens when blood flow to the spinal cord is interrupted?

Dr. Mouw's research shows that sensory and movement signals can completely stop, and longer interruptions cause more severe damage.

How can Dr. Mouw's research help patients?

His findings help doctors understand how to improve treatment strategies for patients who have experienced spinal cord injuries.

LOREN J. MOUW, M.D.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

Research Active

Neurological Surgery NPI registered 21+ years 1 publication 1993 – 1993 NPI: 1770587453

Neurological Surgery

IschemiaRabbitsSpinal Cord InjuriesEvoked PotentialsEvoked Potentials, SomatosensorySpinal Cord

Practice Location

701 10TH ST SE
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52403-1251

Phone: (319) 221-8570

What does LOREN MOUW research?

Dr. Mouw studies how temporary lack of blood flow, known as ischemia, affects the spinal cord's ability to transmit signals. Specifically, he investigates this phenomenon in rabbits to better understand conditions that disrupt blood flow to the spinal cord, such as spinal cord injuries. By examining the recovery of sensory and movement signals after different durations of blood flow interruption, his research aims to improve treatments for patients suffering from similar injuries or conditions.

Key findings

After 30 minutes of blood flow blockage, spinal cord signal ability dropped to zero and only partially recovered.
Longer blockages, such as 60 and 90 minutes, resulted in increasingly severe damage to spinal cord function.
Understanding these recovery patterns could enhance treatment strategies for spinal cord injuries in humans.

Frequently asked questions

Does Dr. Mouw study spinal cord injuries?: Yes, he focuses on how blood flow interruptions to the spinal cord affect recovery and function, which is crucial for treating spinal cord injuries.
What happens when blood flow to the spinal cord is interrupted?: Dr. Mouw's research shows that sensory and movement signals can completely stop, and longer interruptions cause more severe damage.
How can Dr. Mouw's research help patients?: His findings help doctors understand how to improve treatment strategies for patients who have experienced spinal cord injuries.

Publications in plain English

Effects of spinal cord ischemia on evoked potential recovery and postischemic regional spinal cord blood flow.

1993

Journal of spinal disorders

Osenbach RK, Hitchon PW, Mouw L, Yamada T

Plain English
This study looked at how stopping blood flow to the spinal cord in rabbits affects their ability to send sensory and movement signals. Researchers blocked the blood supply for 30, 60, and 90 minutes, and found that while signal ability dropped to zero during the blockage, it only partially recovered afterward, with longer blockages causing more severe damage. This is important because understanding how long the spinal cord can handle a lack of blood flow can help improve treatments for conditions that disrupt blood flow to the spine. Who this helps: This benefits doctors and researchers looking to treat spinal cord injuries.

PubMed

Frequent Co-Authors

R K Osenbach P W Hitchon T Yamada

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