Resuscitating the heart but losing the brain: brain atrophy in the aftermath of cardiac arrest

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 74; no. 4; p. 306
• Main Authors: Horstmann, A, Frisch, S, Jentzsch, R T, Müller, K, Villringer, A, Schroeter, M L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 26.01.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Amnesia - pathology; Atrophy - pathology; Brain - pathology; Brain Ischemia - etiology; Brain Ischemia - pathology; Brain Mapping; Case-Control Studies; Cognition Disorders - pathology; Female; Heart Arrest - complications; Heart Arrest - pathology; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Neuropsychological Tests; Organ Size; Patient Selection

Many survivors of cardiac arrest are left with considerable long-term impairments due to a transient ischemic state of the brain. Neuropsychologists identified a wide range of neuropsychological deficits in these patients besides the well-known amnesic syndrome. To date, there is no complete and unb...