Letter to the Editor: Rapid Selective Brain Cooling With PolarCap®–A Commercial Delusion?
- 1 June 2023
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Journal of Neurotrauma
- Vol. 40 (11-12), 1257-1258
- https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2022.0456
Abstract
The recently published study on external head cooling after concussion in ice hockey players demonstrate a remarkable effect.The scientific basis of the results is, however, ambiguous and the cooling effect of the medical device used has not been properly studied and documented.Keywords
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