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A Case of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: In recent years, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) has attracted increasing attention. It usually causes liver abscesses, which spread through the bloodstream to other parts such as the eyes, brain, lungs.
Xuefang Liu, Ning Yu, Huaihai Lu, Yinlong Zhao, Junyu Zhu, Ya Liu   +5 more
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Storms and silence: a case report of catatonia and paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity following cerebral hypoxia

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Delayed Post Hypoxic Leukoencephalopathy (DPHL) is a syndrome that occurs after hypoxia, and can present with a variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including catatonia and paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH). The gold standard for the
Dallas Wolfgang Hamlin, Nuzhat Hussain, Aum Pathare   +2 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity: A Structured Approach for Clinical Practice

Acta Médica Portuguesa
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity is a neurological syndrome characterized by sudden episodes of sympathetic overactivity often triggered by non-noxious stimuli.
Rita dos Santos Almeida, João Faia, Bárbara Quental, Patrícia Carrão, Inês Barros, Carla Ferreira Santos, Ana Albuquerque   +6 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity

JHN Journal, 2017
It is not uncommon for physicians who treat patients with traumatic brain injuries to see wide fluctuations in the heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure. For decades, these fluctuations were thought to be seizures, caused by pressure on the thalamus. They were originally termed Diencephalic Autonomic Seizures by Dr.
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Hemispheric Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

Critical Care Medicine, 2013
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a hyperadrenergic syndrome that may follow acute brain injury characterized by episodic, hyperadrenergic alterations in vital signs. Identifying commonality in lesion localization in patients with PSH is challenging, but intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) represents a focal injury that might provide insight.
Gao, Billy, Pollock, Jeffrey A, Hinson, Holly E   +2 more
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Lifestyle modification in atrial fibrillation: Mechanisms, phenotypes and ablation outcomes

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilization. Catheter ablation is increasingly used as a rhythm‐control intervention for patients with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent AF, yet recurrence rates remain suboptimal.
Konstantinos Grigoriou, Paschalis Karakasis, Panagiotis Theofilis, Konstantinos Pamporis, Panayotis K. Vlachakis, Anastasios Apostolos, Nikolaos Ktenopoulos, Barbara Fyntanidou, Efstratios Karagiannidis, Dimitrios Patoulias, Antonios P Antoniadis, Nikolaos Fragakis   +11 more
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The Meaning of Pain in the Clinical Management of Patients With Disorders of Consciousness: Is It a Neglected Issue?

European Journal of Pain, Volume 30, Issue 6, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Pain is a critical yet frequently underestimated component in the care of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) and disorders of consciousness (DoC). Because these individuals often lack the ability to communicate verbally or purposefully, clinicians face substantial challenges in recognizing and managing pain, despite its ...
Marianna Contrada, Giovanni Morone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Federica Scarfone, Maria Elena Pugliese, Morena De Francesco, Chiara Milasi, Domenico Bosco, Maria Daniela Cortese, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Antonio Cerasa, Irene Ciancarelli, Francesco Riganello   +12 more
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Современные аспекты взаимосвязи функционального состояния автономной нервной системы и клинико-лабораторных показателей гомеостаза организма при повреждениях головного мозга

Вестник интенсивной терапии, 2018
Обзор литературы посвящен анализу роли автономной нервной системы (АНС) как главного регулятора гомеостаза организма при мультикаузалгических (аноксия, черепно-мозговая травма, нарушение мозгового кровообращения) повреждениях головного мозга.
А. В. Гречко, Юрий Юрьевич Кирячков, М. В. Петрова   +2 more
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of Beta-Blockers: A Scoping Review

Emergency Medicine International, 2021
Introduction. Most cases of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) result from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Little is known about its pathophysiology and treatment, and several neuroprotective drugs are used including beta-blockers.
Stéphane Nguembu, Marco Meloni, Geneviève Endalle, Hugues Dokponou, Olaoluwa Ezekiel Dada, Wah Praise Senyuy, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye   +6 more
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Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity in neurological critical care

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2015
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a clinical disorder mainly caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke, encephalitis and other types of brain injury. The clinical features are episodes of hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea, fever and dystonic postures. In this study, we described clinical profile and outcome of six patients of PSH admitted
Verma, Rajesh, Giri, Prithvi, Rizvi, Imran   +2 more
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