Systematic review of head cooling in adults after traumatic brain injury and stroke

Systematic review of head cooling in adults after traumatic brain injury and stroke

Background: Brain injuries resulting from trauma and stroke are common and costly. Cooling therapy may reduce damage and potentially improve outcome. Head cooling targets the site of injury and may have fewer side effects than systemic cooling, but there has been no systematic review and the evidenc...

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Main Authors: B Harris, PJD Andrews, GD Murray, J Forbes, O Moseley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2012-11-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
systematic review
head cooling
brain cooling
traumatic brain injury
stroke
therapeutic hypothermia
intracranial temperature
core body temperature
cardiac arrest
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta16450

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