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Abstract
C.V.S is one of the most common causes of adult disability in Egypt. Several factors affect the prognosis and functional outcome of C.V.S patients. Brain temperature is one of the most important factors that determine severity and prognosis of C.V.S. Various studies reported the effect of mild alteration in brain temperature on cerebral ischemia in experimental animals. While mild hypothennia provides protection from ischemic brain injury, mild hyperthermia increases ischemic infarction volume in experimental animals, however very limited reports about the effect of changes in body temperature on C.V.S patients are available.
In the present study we selected 60 patients with C.V.S that were admitted to J.C.U of Menoufia University hospital and Agouza hospital. We classified them into 3 main groups.
Group I included 20 conscious patients with cerebral infarction (size range between 1-3cm) that were admitted within 6 hours of stroke onset. Those patients were exposed to mild hypothermia (35°C) for 24 hours using cooling blankets.
Group II included 10 patients with the same characters as group I (noi. exposed to hypothermia). This group is regardec! as control of group I
Comparison of radiological (C.T changes) and clinical outcome (S.S.S) within 6 weeks of C.V.S onset between both groups provides us with valuable information about the effect of hypothermia on C.V.S.