Central Hyperthermia Treated With Baclofen for Patient With Pontine Hemorrhage
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 269-272, 2014.
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Central hyperthermia is a very rare disease; however, once it happens, it is associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality for patients with severe brainstem strokes. Following a pontine hemorrhage, a 46-years-old female developed prolonged hyperthermia. Work-ups to the fever gave no significant clues for the origin of fever, and hyperthermia did not respond to any empirical antibiotics or antipyretic agents. The patient's body temperature still fluctuated in a range of 37.5degrees C to 39.2degrees C. Considering the lesion of hemorrhage, we suspected central hyperthermia rather than infectious diseases. We started with baclofen administration at a dose of 30 mg/day. The body temperature changed to a range of 36.6degrees C to 38.2degrees C. We raised the dose of baclofen to 60 mg/day. The patient's body temperature finally dropped to a normal range. Central hyperthermia, caused by failures of thermoregulatory pathways in brainstem, following the pontine hemorrhage rarely occurs. Baclofen can be used to treat suspected central hyperthermia in a patient with pontine hemorrhage.
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Sujet Principal:
Pronostic
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Valeurs de référence
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Baclofène
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Température du corps
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Tronc cérébral
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Pont
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Maladies transmissibles
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Mortalité
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Accident vasculaire cérébral
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Maladies rares
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Année:
2014
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Article
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