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The technique and instrumentation to obtain local hypothermia of the spinal cord by extravascular subarachnoid or epidural perfusion of cold solutions are presented.
The usefulness of spinal cord hypothermia in the management of acute and chronic traumatic paraplegia is discussed.
Experimental observations and possible underlying neurophysiological principles are briefly reviewed.
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Negrin, J. Spinal cord hypothermia in the neurosurgical management of the acute and chronic post-traumatic paraplegic patient. Spinal Cord 10, 336–343 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1973.58
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