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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Traumatic Brain Injury

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Regina S. Bower

  2. Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Randolph Sunnarborg

  3. Division of Critical Care Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Alejandro A. Rabinstein & Eelco F. M. Wijdicks

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One episode of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity is demonstrated, with pearls of sweat over the face and dripping from chest and arms. Marked tachycardia is noted on the cardiac monitor, blood pressure did rise later and most of these episodes were associated with fever (MPG 10264 kb)

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Bower, R.S., Sunnarborg, R., Rabinstein, A.A. et al. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care 13, 233–234 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-010-9381-y

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