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A non-invasive brain temperature measuring device looks set to assist doctors in the treatment of traumatic brain injury.

The technology rests on the patients head to measure the precise brain temperature, according to the study, presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Denver.

Authors say that this development could be vital in the cooling therapies used to lessen brain damage in brain injury.

Dr Thomas Bass at the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters said: "This is the first time that anyone has presented data on the brain temperature of a human obtained non-invasively.

"Knowing the actual brain temperature may allow us to improve outcomes by keeping the brain at an optimum temperature."

This follows news that brain cooling is a safe and effective treatment for brain injury in cardiac arrest patients, according to guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice).

During therapeutic hypothermia treatment, the brain temperature is cooled, lowering the body temperature to 32 to 34 degrees C, thereby inhibiting the progression of cell damage.

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