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Although histochemically similar, neurons have been identified in the retro-olivary sulcus (ROS) of the human VLM, but their function is unclear.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n\nMethods<\/jats:title>\nThe authors recorded cardiovascular responses to electrical stimulation at various locations along the VLM surface, including the ROS, in patients who were undergoing posterior fossa surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. This vasomotor mapping of the medullary surface was performed using a bipolar electrode, with stimulation parameters ranging from 5- to 30-second trains (20\u2013100 Hz), constant current (1.5\u20135 mA), and 0.1-msec pulse durations. Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) were recorded continuously from baseline (10 seconds before the stimulus) up to 1 minute poststimulus. In 6 patients, 17 stimulation responses in BP and HR were recorded.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nThe frequency threshold for any cardiovascular response was 20 Hz; the stimulation intensity threshold ranged from 1.5 to 3 mA. In the first patient, all stimulation responses were significantly different from sham recordings (which consisted of electrodes placed without stimulations). Repeated stimulations in the lower ROS produced similar responses in 3 other patients. Two additional patients had similar responses to single stimulations in the lower ROS. Olive stimulation produced no response (control). Hypotensive and\/or bradycardic responses were consistently followed by a reflex hypertensive response. Slight right\/left differences were noted. No patient suffered short- or long-term effects from this stimulation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n\nConclusions<\/jats:title>\nThis stimulation technique for vasomotor mapping of the human VLM was safe and reproducible. Neuronal aggregates near the surface of the human ROS may be important in cardiovascular regulation. This method of vasomotor mapping with measures of responses in sympathetic tone (microneurography) should yield additional data for understanding the neuronal network that controls cardiovascular functions in the human VLM. Further studies in which a concentric bipolar electrode is used to generate this type of vasomotor map should also increase understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of neurogenically mediated hypertension, and assist in the design of studies to prove the hypothesis that it is caused by pulsatile AC of the VLM.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2012.3.jns11973","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,4,27]],"date-time":"2012-04-27T15:07:28Z","timestamp":1335539248000},"page":"150-155","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Preliminary observations on the vasomotor responses to electrical stimulation of the ventrolateral surface of the human medulla"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"117","author":[{"given":"Sunil","family":"Patel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience; 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