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The concept of brain resuscitation arose from the observations that cardiopulmonary resuscitation was frequently effective in restarting the arrested heart, but that severe residual brain damage frequently interfered with complete recovery of the patient. Brain resuscitation is, however, in its broadest sense the application of intensive care measures to patients with brain injuries, for whatever cause, to maximize cerebral recovery. In children, the most frequent pathological conditions requiring such measures are head trauma, anoxia or ischemia, hemorrhagic encephalitis, and Reye’s syndrome. Acute stroke and intracranial hemorrhage are less common indications in children.
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Bruce, D.A. (1983). Brain Resuscitation in Children: Current Indications and Future Directions. In: Wiedemann, K., Hoyer, S. (eds) Brain Protection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69175-1_19
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