What are the benefits or importance of Induced hypothermiaSo

What are the benefits or importance of Induced hypothermia?

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During cardiac arrest, neurological deficits result from decrease cerebral oxygen delivery due to decrease BP/lack of perfusion. Hypothermia counteracts neuroexcitation in brain cells by stabilizing calcium and glutamate release, reducing the degree of cell death. It also stabilizes the blood-brain barrier and suppresses the inflammatory process, reducing cerebral edema. Cerebral metabolism decreases 6% to 10% for every degree Celsius that body temperature drops. As cerebral metabolism declines, the brain needs less oxygen and the brain reset itself to normal functioning.