Heat stress presenting with encephalopathy and MRI findings of diffuse cerebral injury and hemorrhage.

Authors

Waldo R Guerrero
Shaun Varghese
Sean Savitz
Tzu Ching Wu

Publication/Presentation Date

6-17-2013

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Heat stress results in multiorgan failure and CNS injury. There a few case reports in the literature on the neurological consequences of heat stress.

CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a patient with heat stress presenting with encephalopathy and bilateral cerebral, cerebellar, and thalamic lesions and intraventricular hemorrhage on MRI.

CONCLUSION: Heat stress should be in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with encephalopathy and elevated serum inflammatory markers especially if the history suggests a preceding episode of hyperthermia.

Volume

13

First Page

63

Last Page

63

ISSN

1471-2377

Published In/Presented At

Guerrero, W. R., Varghese, S., Savitz, S., & Wu, T. C. (2013). Heat stress presenting with encephalopathy and MRI findings of diffuse cerebral injury and hemorrhage. BMC neurology, 13, 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-63

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

23773322

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article