Secondary Injuries in Brain Trauma: Effects of Hypothermia

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-52

  Fritz, Harald G ^a   Bauer, Reinhard ^b  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Neuroprotection; Secondary injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED;

EID: 0348223799     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200401000-00009     Document Type: Review

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