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Brain Wave Disturbance and Cognitive Impairment After Cpr Publisher Pubmed



Jand Y1 ; Raoufy MR2 ; Dehpour AR1
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  1. 1. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Hypotheses Published:2019


Abstract

Cognitive impairment (CI) is a common morbidity after cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with long time persistence. Brain hypoxia is believed to be the main but not the single etiology of post CPR cognitive impairment. Theta and lower theta waves of the EEG have essential role in proper functioning of the memory performance. Both endotracheal intubation and atropine administration in CPR process can abolish these waves. We hypothesize that CI in CPR survivors can be caused by disturbance in aforementioned waves due to endotracheal intubation and atropine administration. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd