A system ( 10 ) for cerebral temperature control of a living being, comprising a double lumen catheter means ( 30 ) configured to be introduced through a nostril of a living being and to be placed with its tip at the level of the back of the tongue. The double lumen catheter means ( 30 ) comprises a first lumen ( 32 ) and a second lumen ( 38 ), said first and second lumens are in fluid communication by means of a set of end openings ( 34 ), said second lumen being configured as an expandable balloon. Further comprising a temperature regulator ( 24 ) connected to a reservoir ( 20 ) comprising a fluid ( 22 ), said temperature regulator being configured to regulate the temperature of said fluid, and means ( 12, 14, 16 ) for circulating said temperature regulated fluid from said reservoir into said first lumen, from said first lumen into said second lumen, and from said second lumen back to said reservoir.
