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Oxygen Radicals in Experimental Brain Injury

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Intracranial Pressure VII

Abstract

Brain injury remains a serious cause of mortality and morbidity, despite considerable efforts to improve its outcome. In our studies, we have assumed that at least some of its adverse consequences would be potentially reversible with appropriate therapy. We have, therefore, attempted to formulate proper therapies by a systematic approach, which, as an initial step, seeks to identify the mechanisms of the abnormalities in experimental brain injury.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 23 298, USA

    H. A. Kontos

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  1. Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., 48109-0338, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Julian T. Hoff MD (Professor of Surgery, Chief) (Professor of Surgery, Chief)

  2. Crosby Laboratories, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., 48109-0338, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    A. Lorris Betz MD, PhD (Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Surgery, Director) (Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Surgery, Director)

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Kontos, H.A. (1989). Oxygen Radicals in Experimental Brain Injury. In: Hoff, J.T., Betz, A.L. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73987-3_208

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