Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 167-176, March 2008

Brain protection: Current and future options

  • Jane Sturgess, MBBS FRCA MRCP (Specialist Registrar)
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  • Basil Matta, MA FRCA (Clinical Director and Consultant in Anaesthesia and NeuroCritical Care)

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Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK

The ability to reduce brain injury before, during or after an ischaemic injury, irrespective of the cause, remains an exciting prospect. In this article, we will discuss some of the current research behind cerebral protection, which will include the use of anaesthetic agents, as well as therapies targeted specifically at the complex cascades following brain injury.

Key words: anaesthesia, neuroprotection, brain, cerebral ischaemia, perioperative, intensive care

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PII: S1521-6896(07)00082-1

doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2007.09.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 167-176, March 2008

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