Post-traumatic hypoxia exacerbates neurological deficit, neuroinflammation and cerebral metabolism in rats with diffuse traumatic brain injury

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The combination of diffuse brain injury with a hypoxic insult is associated with poor outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury. In this study, we investigated the impact of post-traumatic hypoxia in amplifying secondary brain...

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Main Authors: Bellander Bo-Michael, Hellewell Sarah C, Yan Edwin B, Agyapomaa Doreen A, Morganti-Kossmann M Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/147