[The development of the science of neural resuscitation]

The complex approach to both restoration and maintenance of vital functions in patients with severe nervous system diseases is described in this article. The respiratory reanimation is thought to be the main problem of neuroreanimatology. The long-term experience of the Institute of Neurology of Rus. Acad. Med. Sci. in this field is presented. It was concerned with the arbitrary respiratory control disorders, automatic respiratory regulation disturbances, the damages of peripheral centers associated with respiratory function.