Regional cooling for reducing brain temperature and intracranial pressure Resfriamento cerebral regional para redução da temperatura e pressão intracraniana

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of regional cooling for reducing brain temperature (BrTe) and intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients where conventional clinical treatment has failed. METHOD: Regional cooling was carried out using ice bags covering the area of the craniectomy (regional meth...

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Main Authors: Luis Vicente Forte, Cássio Morano Peluso, Mirto Nelso Prandini, Roberto Godoy, Salomon Soriano Ordinola Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000300019