Cerebral pathophysiology and critical care neurology: Basic hemodynamic principles, cerebral perfusion, and intracranial pressure

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-104

  Smith, Edward R ^a   Madsen, Joseph R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; EMERGENCY; FIRST AID; FLUID BALANCE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MONITORING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSMOTIC DIURESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; DECISION TREES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROLOGY; PERFUSION;

EID: 3042744281     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2004.04.001     Document Type: Review

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