| 摘要 |
A method and system are provided for reducing the extent and duration of brain swelling in a trauma or stroke victim requiring decompressive craniectomy. In an exemplary method, a medical procedure for inhibiting swelling of the brain includes the steps of performing a decompressive craniectomy to expose intracranial tissue, placing a cooling structure on the exposed intracranial tissue, and cooling the exposed intracranial tissue with the cooling structure. An exemplary system for performing the method includes a source of coolant, a cooling structure, and an umbilical connecting the source of coolant and the cooling structure and conducting cooling fluid therebetween, wherein the cooling structure is dimensioned to cover substantially all exposed intracranial tissue.
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