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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Oct 2018
Case ReportsParoxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity after Surgery for Cerebral Hemorrhagic Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report.
- Hiroki Yamada, Ryogo Kikuchi, Jumpei Katayama, Akiyoshi Nakamura, and Hiromichi Miyazaki.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Electronic address: yhiroki08@gmail.com.
- J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018 Oct 1; 27 (10): 2768-2769.
AbstractParoxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity is a condition involving a sudden increase in body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, sweating, and posturing followed by severe brain injury. Most of the reported preceding disorders involve head trauma, followed by anoxic brain injury, and stroke. Here, we report an extremely rare case of 17-year-old man diagnosed with hemorrhagic arteriovenous malformation, underwent emergent surgery, was on prolonged sedation due to postoperative complications, and subsequently developed paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity. We recommend monitoring for paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity occurrence with severe brain injury patients, even when sedating.Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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