Persistence of cerebral blood flow after brain death

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 364-370

  Flowers Jr , W Mel ^a   Patel, Bharti R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; JUGULAR VEIN; SKULL FRACTURE; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0343963786     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200004000-00003     Document Type: Article

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