Oxygen - a limiting factor for brain recovery

Amir Hadanny, Shai Efrati

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Abstract

Effective brain metabolism is highly dependent on a narrow therapeutic window of oxygen. In major insults to the brain (e.g., intracerebral hemorrhage), a slight decrease in oxygen supply, as occurs in a hypobaric environment at high altitude, has devastating effects on the injured brain tissue. Conversely, increasing brain oxygenation, by the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, can improve brain metabolism and its dependent regenerative processes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number307
JournalCritical Care
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015
Externally publishedYes

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