ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Hypothermia Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Hypothermia Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Hypothermia Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children - 04-06-2008, 03:30 PM

In this randomized trial of hypothermia in children with severe traumatic brain injury, severe disability, a persistent vegetative state, or death occurred in 31% of patients who were treated with hypothermia for 24 hours and in 22% of controls. These findings suggest that hypothermia is not a beneficial therapy for children with traumatic brain injury.

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