Coma After Global Ischemic Brain Injury: Pathophysiology and Emerging Therapies

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-44

  Hoesch, Robert E ^a   Koenig, Matthew A ^a   Geocadin, Romergryko G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EUROPE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NEOCORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AROUSAL; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; COMA; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 38649106473     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2007.11.003     Document Type: Review

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