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Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity in a child with stroke: a case report

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2023
Background Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is the result of dysregulated autonomic function with sympathetic symptoms characterised by increased heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and temperature with abnormal posture, which ...
Jay Bhagwat Jomalkar, Vineetha Vijayan, Avanti Rajendra Saoji, Abhinaya Vaidyanathan, Praveen Unki, Santosh Kondekar, Surbhi Rathi, Chandrahas T. Deshmukh   +7 more
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Extensive miliaria crystallina secondary to paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity in a hospitalized trauma patient [PDF]

JAAD Case Reports
Yingjoy Li, BA, Kathryn Hinchee-Rodriguez, MD, PhD, Kenneth G. Linden, MD, PhD   +2 more
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Pharmacological Treatment for Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity [PDF]

Critical Care Nurse, 2020
Background Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity, which affects up to 10% of all acquired brain injury survivors, is characterized by elevated heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and temperature; diaphoresis; and increased posturing.
Elizabeth A, Shald, Jacob, Reeder, Michael, Finnick, Ishani, Patel, Kyle, Evans, Rebecca K, Faber, Brian W, Gilbert   +6 more
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Cardiac failure in a child with tuberculous meningitis as a complication of Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background. Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a disorder due to the loss of regulation of autonomic activity. The most common condition predisposing to the development of PSH is traumatic brain injury (TBI), followed by anoxic brain ...
Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya, Eşe Eda Turanlı, Hatice Feray Arı, Serap Kurt, Bülent Karapınar   +4 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2015
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a well-known clinical syndrome, which is frequently encountered in treating patients with severe brain injury including traumatic brain injury, hypoxic ischemic injury and severe stroke in the neuroICU.
Sang-Bae Ko
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Thrombosis of the Vein of Galen: Pitfalls, Metamorphosis, and Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity

Case Reports in Neurology, 2017
Isolated thrombosis of the vein of Galen is a rare and serious entity with few cases reported in the literature. We report the case of a previously healthy 18-year-old male who was admitted after developing headache and subsequently worsening mental ...
Paulo César Santos-Soares, Jamary Oliveira-Filho   +1 more
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Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity – An under-recognized entity in pediatric brain tumors: Case report and review of literature

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2020
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is not a well-recognized syndrome in pediatric brain tumors, but has been described in adults with traumatic brain injury. We describe the case of a child with medulloblastoma presenting with PSH.
Yamini Krishnan, B Smitha, Shamsudheen Cholayil   +2 more
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Propranolol for Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity with Lateralizing Hyperhidrosis after Stroke

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015
Brain injury can lead to impaired cortical inhibition of the hypothalamus, resulting in increased sympathetic nervous system activation. Symptoms of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity may include hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, vasodilation, and ...
Jason W. Siefferman, George Lai
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Dexmedetomidine attenuates acute paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity [PDF]

Oncotarget, 2017
We evaluated the curative effect of dexmedetomidine on paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) in a retrospective study of 72 PSH patients after neurosurgery. Our results showed that dexmedetomidine was superior to propofol for treatment of PSH with respect to: average time needed to reduce paroxysmal hypertension (PH) to 0.05).
Peng, Yuan, Zhu, Haifeng, Chen, Haodong, Zhu, Zijin, Zhou, Huahai, Zhang, Shuguang, Gao, Lili, Shi, Lei, Li, Xiaoliang, Luo, Zhengxiang   +9 more
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Some Aspects of Pituitary-Adrenal and Autonomic Nervous Systems Functioning in Patients with Chronic Consciousness Disorders

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2022
Patients with chronic disorders of consciousness (CDoC) have various variants of the pathological organization of functions including sympathetic hyperactivity and hormonal changes.The objective: to determine the severity of paroxysmal sympathetic ...
G. Yu. Rybakov, E. A. Kondratyeva, L. M. Tsentsiper, A. A. Denisova, N. V. Dryagina, N. A. Lesteva, A. O. Ivanova, A. N. Kondratyev   +7 more
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