MINISYMPOSIUM: the Science of Head Transplantation and Spinal Cord ReconstructionBrain protection during cephalosomatic anastomosis

Cephalosomatic anastomosis requires neuroprotective techniques, such as deep hypothermia, to preserve brain activity. Despite the failure of pharmacologic neuroprotection, new strategies, including ischemic pre- and postconitioning and the use of Perftoran, have to be explored to complement hypothermia. This article summarizes the field of brain protection during CSA and these promising strategies.