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Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity secondary to hypoglycemic encephalopathy: A case report

Journal of Diabetes Investigation
A 48‐year‐old male was admitted to our hospital due to a hypoglycemic coma. Although his blood glucose level was increased after glucose administration, his impaired consciousness persisted.
Yushi Kohzuki, Junpei Yamamoto, Yuki Kaminaga, Yoko Kayaba, Hiroshi Onodera, Masahiro Usui   +5 more
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Clinical characteristics, diagnostic challenges, and outcome of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity in pediatric patients: a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital setting [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Introduction Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity (PSH) is an under-recognized condition in pediatric patients, particularly those with non-traumatic brain injuries, often leading to delayed diagnosis and suboptimal management.
Wesam Althaqafi, Waad Bader Almanie, Sulaiman Dakhel Almasoud, Duaa Baarmah   +3 more
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Sepsis or sympathetics? Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after pontine stroke [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2021
A 64-year-old man from nursing home with a pontine stroke 3 months ago, ventilator-dependent, presented with episodic fever, tachycardia and tachypnoea occurring several times a day. He was evaluated for sepsis and pulmonary embolism and was treated empirically with broad-spectrum antibiotics. But these episodes persisted.
Pratibha Surathi, Jessica Sher, Nadeem Obaydou, Kathleen Mangunay Pergament   +3 more
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Insight of autonomic dysfunction in CLN3 disease: a study on episodes resembling paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) [PDF]

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Recurrent non-epileptic episodes resembling paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) have been observed in adolescents with Juvenile Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (CLN3-disease) and a possible association to an autonomic dysfunction has been ...
C. Baekmann, M. M. Handrup, H. Molgaard, C. Ejerskov, H. K. Jensen, J. R. Ostergaard   +5 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity, Volume Status, and Neurological Prognosis in Acute Brain Injury: A Prospective Cohort Analysis [PDF]

International Journal of General Medicine
Rongping Chen,1,* Xin Cai,2,* Xiying Gui,2 Guoying Lin,2 Wei Du3 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine ...
Chen R, Cai X, Gui X, Lin G, Du W
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Diagnosis and management of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity: a narrative review of recent literature [PDF]

European Journal of Medical Research
Paroxysmal sympathoexcitatory syndrome is a clinical syndrome, recognized in a subgroup of survivors of severe acquired brain injury, of simultaneous, paroxysmal transient increases in sympathetic [elevated heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate ...
Peng Yin, Yunsong Pan, Deshun Chen, Wensheng Dong, Yongjun Fan, Jiaqiu Zhu, Hui Shi   +6 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity Syndrome in the Setting of Fat Emboli Syndrome Secondary to Polytrauma [PDF]

Case Reports in Critical Care
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) syndrome is a potentially life-threatening complication after traumatic brain injuries that results from a massive release of catecholamines in the brain.
Lauren Gould, Michael Taylor, Matthew Forestiere   +2 more
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A Case of Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity due to Cardiogenic Shock. [PDF]

Acute Med Surg
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) following cardiogenic shock without structural brain injury. A patient with cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support developed recurrent episodes of hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, diaphoresis, and hypertonia during recovery.
Katsuyama T, Toida C, Maeda Y, Hattori M, Kameyama A, Kamijo H, Miyama H, Kashima Y, Imamura H.   +8 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Patients Victims of Traumatic Brain Injury: Literature Review

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2022
The present literature review aims to present the physiology of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) as well as its clinical course, conceptualizing them, and establishing its diagnosis and treatment.
Gabriela Ferreira Kalkmann, Letícia Novak Crestani, Letícia Adrielle dos Santos, Carlos Umberto Pereira   +3 more
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A digital solution for determining the severity of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity syndrome in patients with brain injury

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2023
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity syndrome is a frequent complication of acute severe brain injury, so with severe traumatic brain injury, it develops in 30 % of patients. Despite a large number of publications, the issues of diagnosis, prevention and
L. M. Tsentsiper, A. I. Motienko, I. S. Terekhov, D. K. Levonevskiy, K. A. Samochernykh, A. N. Kondratyev   +5 more
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