Brainstem Neurons Survive the Identical Ischemic Stress That Kills Higher Neurons: Insight to the Persistent Vegetative State

Global ischemia caused by heart attack, pulmonary failure, near-drowning or traumatic brain injury often damages the higher brain but not the brainstem, leading to a ‘persistent vegetative state’ where the patient is awake but not aware. Approximately 30,000 U.S. patients are held captive in this co...

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Autores principales: Brisson, C. Devin, Hsieh, Yi-Ting, Kim, Danielle, Jin, Albert Y., Andrew, R. David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4011844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24802253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096585

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4011844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24802253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096585

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