Surgically-induced brain injury: where are we now?

Surgically-induced brain injury: where are we now?

Abstract Neurosurgical procedures cause inevitable brain damage from the multitude of surgical manipulations utilized. Incisions, retraction, thermal damage from electrocautery, and intraoperative hemorrhage cause immediate and long-term brain injuries that are directly linked to neurosurgical opera...

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Main Authors: Zachary D. Travis, Prativa Sherchan, William K. Hayes, John H. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
Subjects:
Brain injury
Cerebral edema
Preconditioning
Neurotherapeutics
Venom therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-019-0181-8

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