Brain Protection in Cardiac Surgery Volume 1 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bonser, Robert S. (Editor), Pagano, Domenico (Editor), Haverich, Axel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Neurology.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cardiac Surgery.; Imaging / Radiology.; Internal Medicine.

Brain injury remains one of the most dreaded complications of cardiac surgery. The range of injury is broad; while a stroke may be easily defined and diagnosed, more subtle injuries most definitely occur. There remains debate as to how these are diagnosed and there is a lack of standard definitions...