Continuous ECoG monitoring in a severe TBI patient revealed that repetitive cortical spreading depolarizations are associated with metabolic failure and ischemic conditions, suggesting temperature as an influencing factor.
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Hyperthermia may exacerbate CSD-linked metabolic failure in severe TBI; single-case data leave open whether monitoring or cooling alters outcomes.
Hartings et al. (2008) studied this question.
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