AUTOMATED WIRELESS BRAIN HYPOTHERMIA SYSTEM

Hypothermia is an experimental treatment that involves lowering

the body temperature of a person who has suffered a stroke. The goal
is to limit the size of the lesion, or area of damaged tissue, by
protecting the brain tissue near the site of the stroke. Limiting tissue
damage can lead to improved outcomes and quality of life for acute
(sudden and severe) ischemic stroke victims.

Scientists researching this technique theorize that hypothermia's

protective benefits come from slowing the body's metabolism (use of
energy), which in turn reduces the chemical reactions that lead to
brain cell death. Cooling also is known to reduce inflammation
(swelling and irritation), another cause of brain injury after a stroke.
Hypothermia also may protect against further damage to brain cells
that can occur when clot-busting drugs, such as tissue plasminogen
activator (tPA), are used to restore blood flow (called reperfusion).

The core body temperature is lowered to about 33 degrees

Celsius (about 92 degrees Fahrenheit). Hypothermia can be achieved
by use of surface cooling using special cooling system. Alternatively,
hypothermia may be achieved by inserting a special catheter (small
tube) with a cooling device into a vein in the groin. The device can be
cooled to a specific setting to cool the blood as it circulates. The
patient may remain awake during hypothermia treatment; however,
he or she may be given relaxing medication to minimize shivering. All
patients treated with hypothermia are carefully monitored in an
intensive care unit.

potential complications including in hypothermia are:

• Slowing of the heart rate or other heart rhythm changes

• Decrease in blood pressure
• Infections
• Electrolyte imbalances
• Deep venous thrombosis (blood clot) at the site of catheter
insertion
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