Analysis on Cooling Performance of Focal Cortical Cooling Devices Using Thermoelectric Chip
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: It was reported that the focal cooling of the cortical surface terminated discharges on the electrocorticography, which causes epileptic seizures. In the previous study, the authors devised a new focal cortical cooling system for the termination of the seizures. Its performance to cool the cortex and suppress the epileptic discharges was examined through the animal studies. However, to design the cooling system for the human cortex, it is indispensable to carry out the numerical simulation and estimate the cooling performance before the clinical test. Then the authors propose the method to simulate the heat conduction in the cortex when the cortical surface is cooled by the focal cooling device. Validity of the proposed calculation method is shown by the results of the experiments using rats. The authors design the focal cooling device for the human cortex conducting the numerical calculation and examine its effect in the clinical test. The human cortex is cooled by the focal cooling device as estimated by the numerical simulation.
Institution: Yamaguchi University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2327442859