Hypothermia cap
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hypothermia-cap-162-6828063
title:
Hypothermia cap
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A hypothermia cap is a therapeutic device used to cool the human scalp. Its most prominent medical applications are in preventing or reducing alopecia in chemotherapy, and for preventing cerebral palsy in babies born with neonatal encephalopathy caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). It can also be used to provide neuroprotection after cardiac arrest, to inhibit stroke paralysis, and as cryotherapy for migraine headaches. Worn tight on the head, hypothermia caps are typically made of a
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia_cap
date created:
2012-02-11T04:04:24Z
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2024-08-27T19:24:39Z
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