Neurocritical care
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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) during post-resuscitation may increase recovery of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and reduce neurological injury. ⋯ VNS improved cerebral perfusion and neurological outcomes at 24 h after ROSC in an asphyxial CA model of rats.
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Gastrointestinal complications, including hemorrhage, can occur with intracranial lesions and after craniotomy. As early as the 19th century, surgeons were aware that brain tumors could cause gastric ulcers and acute perforations. ⋯ The thinking at the time was markedly influenced by the presumed stress and psychic factors proposed by Cannon. This historical vignette summarizes the major experimental works linking the brain with the stomach.