Therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 580-591

  Urbano, L A ^a   Oddo, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Head trauma; Intracranial hypertension; Neuroprotection; Rewarming; Therapeutic hypothermia; Therapeutic temperature Modulation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AXONAL INJURY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXCITOTOXICITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROPROTECTION; REVIEW; SHIVERING; SKIN INJURY; TEMPERATURE; THROMBOSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WARMING;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; REWARMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870501216     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: 15346293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-012-0304-5     Document Type: Review

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