Brain injury following cardiac arrest: pathophysiology for neurocritical care
Cardiac arrest induces the cessation of cerebral blood flow, which can result in brain damage. The primary intervention to salvage the brain under such a pathological condition is to restore the cerebral blood flow to the ischemic region. Ischemia is defined as a reduction in blood flow to a level t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4847238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27123307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-016-0140-9 |