%0 Journal Article
%T Hipotermia intravascular prolongada en un paciente con hipertensi¨®n endocraneana refractaria
%A Rovegno
%A Maximiliano
%A Valenzuela
%A Jos¨¦ Luis
%A Mellado
%A Patricio
%A Andresen
%A Max
%J Revista m¨¦dica de Chile
%D 2012
%I Sociedad M¨¦dica de Santiago
%R 10.4067/S0034-98872012000200011
%X the use of hypothermia after cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation is a standard clinical practice, however its use for neuroprotection has been extended to other conditions. we report a 23-year-old male with intracranial hypertension secondary to a parenchymal hematoma associated to acute hydrocephalus. an arterial malformation was found and embolized. due to persistent intracranial hypertension, moderate hypothermia with a target temperature of 33ˇăc was started. after 12 hours of hypothermia, intracranial pressure was controlled. after 13 days of hypothermia a definitive control of intracranial pressure was achieved. the patient was discharged 40 days after admission, remains with a mild hemiparesia and is reassuming his university studies.
%K hematoma
%K subdural
%K hypothermia
%K induced
%K intracranial hypertension
%K intracranial arteriovenous malformations.
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