Elena Palà, Anna Penalba, Alejandro Bustamante, Teresa García-Berrocoso, Marcel Lamana-Vallverdú, Christian Meisel, Andreas Meisel, H Bart van der Worp, Malcolm R Macleod, Bernd Kallmünzer, Stefan Schwab, Joan Montaner
INTRODUCTION: Therapeutic hypothermia is a promising candidate for stroke treatment although its efficacy has not yet been demonstrated in patients. Changes in blood molecules could act as surrogate markers to evaluate the efficacy and safety of therapeutic cooling. METHODS: Blood samples from 54 patients included in the EuroHYP-1 study (27 treated with hypothermia, and 27 controls) were obtained at baseline, 24 ± 2 h, and 72 ± 4 h...
September 18, 2023: Brain and Behavior