Brief cardiac arrest? Tend to the heart, but don't neglect the brain
(Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care) Patients who survive a brief cardiac arrest and who appear neurologically intact should nonetheless receive a detailed neuropsychological assessment before being discharged, suggests a joint study by researchers at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) and Israel's Rambam Medical Center.
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