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12.05.2020 | Neurocritical Care Through History
Historical Lessons from Twentieth-Century Pandemics Due to Respiratory Viruses
verfasst von:
Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Erschienen in:
Neurocritical Care
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Ausgabe 2/2020
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Excerpt
The medical conundrum of pandemics caused by respiratory viruses—novel or mutated—can be of interest to neurointensivists and not only those captivated by history. Rapidly compromised oxygen delivery and the possibility of consequent bacterial infections that may secondarily damage the brain create a potentially urgent situation. Moreover, and for sure in the laboratory, neurotropism of some respiratory viruses has been documented. …