Sepsis or sympathetics? Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after pontine stroke
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236873
Abstract: A 64-year-old man from nursing home with a pontine stroke 3 months ago, ventilator-dependent, presented with episodic fever, tachycardia and tachypnoea occurring several times a day. He was evaluated for sepsis and pulmonary embolism and… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; paroxysmal sympathetic; pontine stroke; sympathetic hyperactivity ... See more keywords