Anoxic brain injury due to global ischemia: analysis of three clinical cases
Journal: Palliative Medicine in Practice
Year: 2021

The article analyses three clinical cases of patients in a permanent vegetative state due to cardiac arrest and prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation. All patients were admitted to Federal State Budget Scientific Institution — Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Moscow, Russia. For diagnosing and prognosis for the progression of the disease a detailed examination was held, including electroencephalography, polysomnography, positron emission compu