Cortical spreading depression: An adverse but treatable factor in intensive care?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Strong, Anthony J ^a,d   Hartings, Jed A ^b   Dreier, Jens P ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical spreading depression; Electrocorticography; Microdialysis; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HALOTHANE; KETAMINE;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CRANIOTOMY; DEPOLARIZATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; NURSING CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RISK FACTORS; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33847268159     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32807faffb     Document Type: Review

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