High-dose ascorbic acid administration improves functional recovery in rats with spinal cord contusion injury.
RatSpinal cord injuryContusionSprague-DawleyFemalen = 30 rats, 10 per group across three groupsIntraperitoneal100 mg/kg body weight (normal dose) or 200 mg/kg body weigh…Acute phase after spinal cord injury
Model: Standardised spinal cord contusion injury
High-dose ascorbic acid improved BBB score at days 14 and 28 and improved gait parameters compared with control and normal dose. Both doses reduced necrosis at the injury site.
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