New research into a surgical procedure for head injury victims may benefit athletes and others that suffer repeated concussions also known as MTBI injuries.
According to Science Daily, researchers at the Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center are developing a technique involving hypothermia in certain parts of the brain.
This ground breaking research and surgical technique under development could have serious benefits for professional football players, athletes, soldiers, and other injury victims who suffer multiple head injuries.
The procedure involves therapeutic hypothermia. This technique reduces the risk of further injury or injury to tissue by lowering the individual’s temperature in a specific part of the brain.
Currently the technique is being utilized with injury victims that suffer traumatic brain injuries of the most severe nature. However, the research and information about the brain being learned in the process will hopefully allow scientist to develop less invasive approaches to treat individuals with a concussion, MTBI, or head injury.
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