Intensive Care Medicine

, Volume 34, Issue 9, pp 1737–1737 | Cite as

Treating intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury: be cold!

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Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury Emergency Medicine Retrospective Analysis Real Life Intracranial Pressure 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Milan University, Neuroscience Intensive Care UnitOspedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, e Regina Elena, Fondazione, IRCCSMilanItaly
  2. 2.Terapia Intensiva Neurochirurgica Ospedale S. GerardoMonzaItaly

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