Cerebral bleeding during a cryotherapy session: A case report

Whole body cryotherapy is a new therapeutic for pain treatment. Cryotherapy is, so far, a controversial technique challenged for its efficacy and its security. This is the case of a 61-year-old woman suffering from a haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident during a whole-body cryotherapy session. The...

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Published in:La revue de medecine interne 2020-12, Vol.41 (12), p.843-845
Main Authors: Cronier, R, Fardellone, P, Goëb, V
Format: Article
Language:eng ; fre
Subjects:
Arthritis, Psoriatic - therapy
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology
Cryotherapy - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Life Sciences
Middle Aged
Pain Management - adverse effects
Pain Management - methods
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - etiology
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Summary:Whole body cryotherapy is a new therapeutic for pain treatment. Cryotherapy is, so far, a controversial technique challenged for its efficacy and its security. This is the case of a 61-year-old woman suffering from a haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident during a whole-body cryotherapy session. The patient was treated for a psoriatic arthritis and was in remission. The aetiological screening was negative. We hypothesize that the whole-body cryotherapy was responsible for this stroke.
ISSN:0248-8663
1768-3122
DOI:10.1016/j.revmed.2020.08.003