Advances in Brain Resuscitation

I: Basic Aspects.- 1. Brain Resuscitation: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.- 2. Glutamate Neurotoxicity and Ischemic Neuronal Damage.- 3. Are Glutamate/Aspartate Antagonists Protective in Cerebral Ischemia?.- 4. N-Methyl D-Aspartate Excitotoxicity: Is It Important in Ischemic Neuronal Injury?.- 5. Metabolic Derangement and Cell Damage in Cerebral Ischemia with Emphasis on Protein and Nucleic Acid Metabolism.- 6. Protein and Polyamine Metabolism in Reversible Cerebral Ischemia of Gerbils.- 7. Protective Effect of Microinjury in Brain Ischemic Damage.- 8. Behavioral and Memory Impairment Following Cerebral Ischemia in Rats.- 9. Neurobehavioral Changes Following Cerebral Ischemia and Treatment by a TRH Derivative.- 10. Regeneration of Cerebral Microvessels After Cold Injury: Biological Significance of Edema Fluid.- 11. The Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate on Cerebrospinal Fluid Acid-Base Disturbances in Total Cerebral Ischemia.- 12. Effects of Dichloroacetate on Survival Rate, Brain ATP, Lactate, and Water Content Following Cerebral Ischemia in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.- 13. Effects of Heparin-Urokinase, Diazepam, or Nimodipine on Brain Damage Induced by Complete Global Brain Ischemia.- 14. Cerebral Protection With Barbiturates, Nizofenone, and Steroids.- 15. Anesthetic Protection in Brain Ischemia.- II: Clinical Aspects.- 16. The Role of Calcium Entry Blockers in Brain Ischemia.- 17. Management of Brain Edema in Head Injury.- 18. Head Injury and Brain Ischemia: Monitoring and Prediction of Outcome.- 19. Multimodal Neuromonitoring of Patients With Severe Brain Damage.- 20. Short-Latency Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEPs) in Comatose Patients.- 21. Monitoring Evoked Potentials and Cerebral Circulatory Index in Acute Cerebrovascular Disorders and Posthypoxic Brain Damage: Localized Brain Function vs Whole Brain Circulation and Metabolism.- 22. Clinical Evaluation of Brain Damage by Proton T1 Dynamics.- 23. Advanced Treatment of Prolonged Coma: Selection of Candidates for Deep Brain Stimulation and Clinical Results.- 24. Neurological Intensive Care: Past Lessons, Current Accomplishments, Future Directions.- 25. Brain Resuscitation: a Clinical Perspective.