A Clinician’s Guide to the Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury induces a complex pathophysiological cascade of cellular events. Central components of this response include increases in cerebral glucose uptake, reductions in cerebral blood flow, indiscriminate excitatory neurotransmitter release, ionic disequilibrium, and intracellular cal...

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Main Authors: Andranik Madikians, Christopher C Giza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2006-06-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
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Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/June06/abstracts/03.PDF