Mild Hypothermia After Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Mild hypothermia with a surface-cooling device in an acute stroke unit is safe and feasible in thrombolyzed, spontaneously breathing patients with stroke, despite the adverse events. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00987922.

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Source: Stroke - January 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Piironen, K., Tiainen, M., Mustanoja, S., Kaukonen, K.-M., Meretoja, A., Tatlisumak, T., Kaste, M. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research