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Hypothermia for Stroke: call to action 2010.

Malcolm R Macleod¹, Jesper Petersson, Bo Norrving

¹Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh,Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.

International Journal of Stroke : Official Journal of the International Stroke Society

|November 20, 2010

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Therapeutic hypothermia shows promise as a novel stroke treatment. A research agenda was defined to assess cooling benefits, aiming for broad implementation in European healthcare systems.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Emergency Medicine

Background:

Global increase in stroke incidence necessitates novel therapeutic strategies.
Current thrombolytic treatment eligibility remains limited to a small patient subset.
Therapeutic hypothermia presents a potential cost-effective and broadly applicable treatment option.

Framework:

The European Hypothermia Stroke Research Workshop (January 2010) established a research agenda for therapeutic hypothermia in acute ischemic stroke.
The 'Hypothermia for Stroke--Call to Action 2010' declaration outlines research priorities.
Collaboration involved key stroke organizations, cryobiology, and European space and enterprise sectors.

Implementation:

A research program integrating Phase II and III clinical trials is proposed.
Phase II studies will optimize cooling parameters: depth, duration, mode, antishivering strategies, and patient selection.
A pivotal Phase III trial will validate the optimized intervention's effectiveness.

Implications:

Successful validation could establish therapeutic cooling as a standard stroke treatment.
Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines will be developed for optimal hypothermia use.
This research aims to benefit a large number of acute ischemic stroke patients.