Disassociation between intracranial and systemic temperatures as an early sign of brain death

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-89

  Fountas, Kostas N ^a,b   Kapsalaki, E Z ^a   Feltes, C H ^a   Smisson III, H F ^a   Johnston, K W ^a   Grigorian, A ^a   Robinson Jr , J S ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cerebral perfusion pressure; Intracranial pressure; Intraventricular temperature; Systemic temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEATH; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0345701940     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200304000-00004     Document Type: Article

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