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A hypothermia cap (also referred to as cold cap or cooling cap) is a therapeutic device used to cool the human scalp.Its most prominent medical applications are in preventing or reducing alopecia in chemotherapy, and for preventing cerebral palsy in babies born with neonatal encephalopathy caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
Hypothermia appears to have multiple effects at a cellular level following cerebral injury. Hypothermia reduces vasogenic oedema, haemorrhage and neutrophil infiltration after trauma. [31] The release of excitatory neurotransmitters is reduced, limiting intracellular calcium accumulation.
Targeted temperature management (TTM), previously known as therapeutic hypothermia or protective hypothermia, is an active treatment that tries to achieve and maintain a specific body temperature in a person for a specific duration of time in an effort to improve health outcomes during recovery after a period of stopped blood flow to the brain. [1]
Hypothermia therapy is also sometimes termed hypothermic neural rescue therapy. Clinical trials are taking place to investigate the effectiveness of stem cell-based interventions, which are thought to have the potential to reduce mortality and improve the long-term development of newborn infants with neonatal encephalopathy.
At night, it recommends using a number of lightweight blankets. Importantly, babies do not need hot rooms at night - a room temperature of between 16-20C (61-68F) is ideal.Overheating is one of ...
An witness called by Constance Marten's lawyers said he did not think her newborn died from exposure. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: 'Unlikely' baby died of hypothermia, trial hears Skip to ...
For newborn infants starved of oxygen during birth there is now evidence that hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy applied within 6 hours of cerebral hypoxia effectively improves survival and neurological outcome. [25] [26] In adults, however, the evidence is less convincing and the first goal of treatment is to restore oxygen to the ...
A viral claim that 15 people died of hypothermia in Avery County this week is “categorically false,” Alicia Stemper, an acting spokeswoman for the county’s emergency operations, told The ...