Lowering brain temperature by a few degrees is an extremely effective means of protecting cerebral tissue from ischemic damage caused by stroke or other neurological trauma. For decades, therapeutic hypothermia has been induced by covering the patient's body with cooling blankets, ice packs, or other surface methods that are safe, but very slow. "Time is brain," as the saying goes, and a successful patient outcome is dependent on early and quick intervention.
Faster-acting technologies are starting to emerge. One of the more promising minimally invasive approaches is endovascular temperature management—altering body temperature with catheters placed in the bloodstream. Kenneth G. Hayes, president...
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