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Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy

February 21, 2013 by

In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after injury may prevent these seizures.

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