Cerebral bleeding during a cryotherapy session: A case report

• Published in: La revue de medecine interne Vol. 41; no. 12; pp. 843 - 845
• Main Authors: Cronier, R, Fardellone, P, Goëb, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; French
• Published: France Elsevier 01.12.2020
• 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; Haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident; Accident vasculaire hémorragique; Cryothérapie; Cryotherapy; Rhumatisme psoriasique; Psoriatic arthritis

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...