Neuroprotection and hypothermia in infants and children

Current Drug Targets

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 925-935

  Pietrini, Domenico ^a,b   Piastra, Marco ^a   Luca, Ersilia ^a   Mancino, Aaldo ^a   Conti, Giorgio ^a   Cavaliere, Franco ^b   de Luca, Daniele ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Brain injury; Cardiac arrest; Child; Epilepsy; Hypothermia; Neonate

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EPILEPSY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WARMING;

EID: 84861670520     PISSN: 13894501     EISSN: 18735592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138945012800675641     Document Type: Review

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