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New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2009Recognition of the benefits of cooling strategies to protect the brain and spinal cord after traumatic injury has led to a wealth of cutting edge research, prime examples of which are featured in a special hypothermia issue of Journal of Neurotrauma , a peer-review...Study Finds Moderate Hypothermia A Safe Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury In Kids
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