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Hypothermia: Impact on plasticity following brain injury.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Volumetric differences in the brain in children with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after therapeutic hypothermia: a review of MRI findings.Polish journal of radiology · 2026Review
- The Protective Role and Mechanism of Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia Protection on Brain Cells.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Cytostatic hypothermia and its impact on glioblastoma and survival.Science advances · 2022Article
- Effects of therapeutic hypothermia on the safety of children with severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Therapeutic hypothermia in stroke: Quo Vadis?Brain circulationArticle
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Abstract
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is a potent neuroprotectant against multiple forms of brain injury, but in some cases, prolonged cooling is needed. Such cooling protocols raise the risk that TH will directly or indirectly impact neuroplasticity, such as after global and focal cerebral ischemia or traumatic brain injury. TH, depending on the depth and duration, has the potential to broadly affect brain plasticity, especially given the spatial, temporal, and mechanistic overlap with the injury processes that cooling is used to treat. Here, we review the current experimental and clinical evidence to evaluate whether application of TH has any adverse or positive effects on postinjury plasticity. The limited available data suggest that mild TH does not appear to have any deleterious effect on neuroplasticity; however, we emphasize the need for additional high-quality preclinical and clinical work in this area.
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