Heat-stroke-induced cerebellar atrophy: Clinical course, CT and MRI findings

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-197

  Albukrek, D ^a,b,d   Bakon, M ^c,d   Moran, D S ^b,d   Faibel, M ^c,d   Epstein, Y ^b,d  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebellar atrophy; Computed tomography; Heat stroke; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBELLUM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030960509     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050392     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Epstein Y, Sohar E, Shapiro Y (1995) Exertional heat stroke: a preventable condition. Isr J Med Sci 31: 454-462
2. Gilat T, Shibolet S, Sohar E (1963) The mechanism of heat stroke. J Trop Med Hyg 66: 204-212
3. Shibolet S, Coll R, Gilat T, Sohar E (1967) Heat stroke: its clinial picture and mechanisms in 36 cases. Q J Med 36: 525-548
4. Shibolet S, Lancaster MS, Danon Y (1967) Heat stroke: a review. Aviat Space Environ Med 47: 280-301
5. Royburt M, Epstein Y, Solomon Z, Shemer J (1993) Long-term psychological and physiological effects of heat stroke. Physiol Behav 54: 265-267
6. Mehta AC, Baker RN (1970) Persistent neurological deficits in heat stroke. Neurology 20: 336-240
7. Freedman DA, Schenthal JE (1953) A parenchyma tous cerebellar syndrome following protracted high body temperature. Neurology 3: 513-516
8. Malamud N, Haymaker W, Custer RP (1946) Heat stroke, a clinicopathologic study of 125 fatal cases. Milit Surg 99: 397-449
9. Rothman SLG, Glanz S (1978) Cerebellar atrophy: the differential diagnosis by computerized tomography. Neuroradiology 16: 123-126
10. Koller WC, Glatt SL, Perlik S, Huckman MS, Fox JH (1981) Cerebellar atrophy demonstrated by computed tomography. Neurology 31: 405-412
11. Huang YP, Tusaon MY, Wu T, Plaitakis A (1993) MRI and CT features of cerebellar degeneration. J Formos Med Assoc 92: 494-508
12. Yaqub BA, Daif AK, Panayiotopoulos CP (1987) Pancerebellar syndrome in heat stroke: clinical course and CT scan finding. Neuroradiology 29: 294-296