Paroxysmal episodic hypothalamic instability with hypothermia after traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1277-1283

  De Tanti, Antonio ^a,b   Gasperini, Giulio ^a   Rossini, Mauro ^a  

^a Opspedale Valduce ^*  (Italy)

^b Centro Cardinal Ferrari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction syndrome; Hypothalamic instability; Spontaneous periodic hypothermia; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; IMIPENEM; INDOMETACIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHENOBARBITAL; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 30344443112     PISSN: 0883041X     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050500309270     Document Type: Article

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