Therapeutic hypothermia is a means of neuroprotection well established in the management
of acute ischemic brain injuries such as anoxic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest and …

Background and Purpose—The authors present an overview of the current evidence and
management recommendations for evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic …

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death. Survivors may sustain severe neurologic
morbidity. There is negligible research specific to brain injury in drowning making current …

The role of magnesium in medicine has advanced considerably over the last 10 yr as
exemplified by the two papers on the subject in the current issue of the British Journal of …

Background—Management of acute type A aortic dissection (AADA) complicated by coma
remains controversial. We analyzed our experience in managing AADA complicated by …

Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and long-term disability worldwide. Thrombolysis
with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is the only proven and effective treatment for …

Hypothermia is a well established cytoprotectant, with remarkable and consistent effects
demonstrated across multiple laboratories. At the clinical level, it has recently been shown to …

Abstract Jean-Luc Diehl The French Intensive Care Society organized on 5th and 6th June
2014 its 4th “Paris International Conference in Intensive Care”, whose principle is to bring …

While brain free magnesium levels have been shown to decline in a number of acute and
chronic brain pathologies, the mechanisms of such decline and the potential for magnesium …

In many animal models, mild therapeutic hypothermia is a powerful intervention, reducing
myocardial infarct size, reducing the no-reflow phenomenon, and improving healing after …