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Brain Failure

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. David Bihari

    1. Intensive Care Unit, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

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  2. John W. Holaday

    1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA

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Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (UICM, volume 9)

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Brain, Endocrine and Immune Interactions: Implications in Intensive Care

    • J. W. Holaday, H. U. Bryant, J. R. Kenner, E. W. Bernton
    Pages 1-13

  3. Chemical Pathobiology of CNS Trauma

    • A. I. Faden, R. Vink
    Pages 14-21

  4. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Stroke

    • M. D. Ginsberg
    Pages 22-37

  5. Neurotoxic Amino Acids and Amino Acid Antagonists as Neuroprotective Agents

    • G. N. Woodruff, L. L. Iversen, J. A. Kemp
    Pages 38-48

  6. The Role of Lipid Peroxidation in Ischemic Central Nervous System Injury

    • E. D. Means, J. M. Braughler, E. D. Hall
    Pages 49-65

  7. Brain Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury

    • J. R. Kirsch, M. A. Helfaer, R. C. Koehler, R. J. Traystman
    Pages 66-84

  8. Anaerobic Metabolism Within the Brain: Its Relationship to Brain Failure in Head-Injured Patients

    • C. S. Robertson
    Pages 85-102

  9. Pathophysiology of the Encephalopathies Associated with Uremia and Hyponatremia

    • C. L. Fraser, A. I. Arieff
    Pages 103-117

  10. Encephalopathy Associated with Liver Disease

    • J. Wendon, R. Williams
    Pages 118-136

  11. Drug-Induced Encephalopathy

    • M. Fisher, R. Joffe
    Pages 137-144

  12. Encephalopathy Associated with Sepsis

    • D. Bihari
    Pages 145-163

  13. Energy Metabolism in Brain Injury

    • R. L. Chiolero, N. de Tribolet, Y. Schutz
    Pages 164-172

  14. Perspectives in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Present and Future

    • D. Chyatte
    Pages 173-190

  15. Influence of Mechanical Ventilation on Brain Circulation and Function

    • D. M. Payen, C. Lamer
    Pages 191-197

  16. Cerebral Blood Flow in Head Injury

    • K. Gunning, A. Forster
    Pages 198-205

  17. Monitoring Brain Failure Using Evoked Potentials

    • D. Zegers de Beyl, N. Mavroudakis, E. Brunko
    Pages 206-216

  18. Near Infrared Spectroscopy “In Vivo”

    • J.-F. Hartmann
    Pages 217-222

  19. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

    • J. D. Miller
    Pages 223-238

  20. Surgical Management of Head Injury

    • D. P. Becker
    Pages 239-259
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This book proves essential to understanding the problem of brain failure by emphasizing the various therapeutic approaches which have previously been somewhat neglected. The book summarizes the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of the various forms of brain failure, examining in detail structural and examining metabolic causes. Special consideration has been given to patients with severe head trauma, stroke, subarachnoid haemorrhage and to a variety of metabolic causes of coma. The relationship between cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolic rate is explored, providing important conclusions with regard to therapy. New techniques of monitoring brain failure are described and their clinical usefulness defined, providing intensive care physicians, anaesthesiologists and neurologists a solid basis on which to build their knowledge of the brain-failure patient.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Intensive Care Unit, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

    David Bihari

  • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA

    John W. Holaday

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