PMID: 8594221Oct 1, 1995Paper

Systemic hypothermia in treatment of severe brain injury: a review and update

Journal of Neurotrauma
G L Clifton

Abstract

Laboratory studies of moderate hypothermia (30-33 degrees C) after injury show diminished neuronal loss after ischemia, diminished excessive neurotransmitter release after ischemia, prevention of blood-brain barrier disruption after ischemia and brain injury, and behavioral improvement after brain injury. Clinical literature suggests that brief periods of moderate hypothermia (> or = 30 degrees C) in humans are not associated with cardiovascular, hematologic, metabolic, or neurological toxicity. Clinical studies were, therefore, organized to investigate the potential application of moderate systemic hypothermia in patients after severe brain injury. A study of 21 elective craniotomy patients and 11 patients with severe brain injury led to the conclusion that 32 to 33 degrees C was the lowest safe temperature in patients with severe brain injury. A randomized study of moderate hypothermia in 46 patients with Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) 4-7 gave an indication of improved neurologic outcome in the hypothermia group. A multicenter, randomized protocol to test the effect of moderate systemic hypothermia in patients with severe brain injury is in progress. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, The National Acute Brain Injury Stud...Continue Reading

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