Effect of Inhaled Xenon on Cerebral White Matter Damage in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Author(s) -
Ruut Laitio,
Marja Hynninen,
Olli Arola,
Sami Virtanen,
Riitta Parkkola,
Jani Saunavaara,
Risto O. Roine,
Juha Grönlund,
Emmi Ylikoski,
Johanna Wennervirta,
Minna Bäcklund,
Päivi Silvasti,
Eija Nukarinen,
Marjaana Tiainen,
Antti Saraste,
Mikko Pietilä,
Juhani Airaksinen,
Leena Valanne,
Juha Martola,
Heli Silvennoinen,
Harry Scheinin,
VeliPekka Harjola,
Jussi Niiranen,
Kirsi Korpi,
Marjut Varpula,
Outi Inkinen,
Klaus T. Olkkola,
Mervyn Maze,
Tero Vahlberg,
Timo Laitio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.1933
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , randomized controlled trial , white matter , anesthesia , fractional anisotropy , traumatic brain injury , hypothermia , stroke (engine) , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Evidence from preclinical models indicates that xenon gas can prevent the development of cerebral damage after acute global hypoxic-ischemic brain injury but, thus far, these putative neuroprotective properties have not been reported in human studies.
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