The titration method of mild hypothermia to control intracranial hypertension in severely head-injured patients is clinically feasible. However, the method failed to reduce the incidence of infectious and hematological complications.

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Ionized magnesium and calcium in critically ill patients 10) Mauskop A, Altura BT, Cracco RQ, et al. Deficiency in serum ionized magnesium but not total magnesium in patients with migraines. Possible role of iCa2+/iMg2+ ratio. Headache 1993;

Plasma exchange (PE) was performed three times within seven days from the onset of symptoms (total exchanged plasma volume ; 180ml.kg-1) in a two-year old female child with severe Guillain-Barre syndrome who required mechanical ventilation.