Preserving brain function in a comatose patient with septic hyperpyrexia (41.6 °C): a case report

BACKGROUND: Pyrexia is a physiological response through which the immune system responds to infectious processes. Hyperpyrexia is known to be neurodegenerative leading to brain damage. Some of the neurotoxic effects of hyperpyrexia on the brain include seizures, decreased cognitive speed, mental sta...

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Autores principales: Sterkel, Samantha, Akinyemi, Akinboyede, Sanchez-Gonzalez, Marcos A., Michel, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5304390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28190402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1204-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5304390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28190402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1204-8

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