Acute ischemic stroke: is there a role for hypothermia?
Preliminary clinical trials suggest that therapeutic hypothermia might improve the outcomes of patients with acute stroke. Definitive trials are under way.
Hammer
Maxim D
MD
Department of Neurology, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Krieger
Derk W
DW
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*