Paroxysmal sympathetic storm

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-291

  Diamond, Alan L ^a   Callison, R Charlie ^a   Shokri, Jahansouz ^c   Cruz Flores, Salvador ^a,b   Kinsella, Laurence J ^a,c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Souers Stroke Institute   (United States)

^c Forest Park Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic instability; Cardiac arrest; Diencephalic seizures; Hyperthermia; Sympathetic storm

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CODEINE; LABETALOL; MORPHINE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SYMPATHETIC STORM SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BRAIN INJURIES; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERTENSION; LABETALOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 23444460243     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:2:3:288     Document Type: Article

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