Dynamics of brain resuscitation after ischemic anoxia.
The belief that even a few minutes of anoxia result in irreversible brain damage has been put into serious question, so that the possibility of brain resuscitation has taken on a new significance. A major focus for both laboratory and clinical investigation is the development of techniques to protect neurons during the critical reperfusion period after restoration of cerebral blood flow.
D000818:Animals; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012151:Resuscitation
D001463:Barbiturates