A 10oC decrease in temperature causes decrease in cerebral metabolic rate by
With each degree fall in temperature the metabolic rate is reduced by 7%, so by reducing temperature by 10degC the metabolic rate can be reduced by 70% and cerebral coex can be protected for 10 minutes at 30degC and for 1 hour at 15degC.
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