Brain temperature and limits on transcranial cooling in humans: Quantitative modeling results

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-359

  Nelson, D A ^a   Nunneley, S A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain cooling; Heat exchange; Hyperthermia; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CAPILLARY; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; BRAIN VEIN; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BRAIN; CEREBRAL VEINS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEVER; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCALP; SKULL;

EID: 0031720126     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050431     Document Type: Article

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