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Intracerebral temperature monitoring in severely head injured patients

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In a series of 6 severely head injured patients, intraventricular as well as rectal, bladder and jugular vein temperature is recorded. The relationship between these temperatures in different conditions is evaluated. Intracerebral temperature is 0.5±0.2 °C (mean ± SD) higher than bladder temperature except in conditions such as brain death. It is concluded that rectal temperature is not representative and therefore not a good alternative to the measurement of brain temperature. More data on human intracerebral temperature are mandatory as well as prospective studies correlating intracerebral temperature with final outcome in head injury.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

    J. Verlooy, L. Heytens, G. Veeckmans & P. Selosse

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Verlooy, J., Heytens, L., Veeckmans, G. et al. Intracerebral temperature monitoring in severely head injured patients. Acta neurochir 134, 76–78 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01428508

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