| Title |
Effectively managing intractable central hyperthermia in a stroke patient by bromocriptine: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s44547 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kuo-Wei Yu, Yu-Hui Huang, Chien-Lin Lin, Chang-Zern Hong, Li-Wei Chou |
| Abstract |
Central hyperthermia is characterized by a rapid onset, high temperature, marked temperature fluctuation, and poor response to antipyretics and antibiotics. Although poststroke central hyperthermia is common, prolonged instances are rare. We report a case of prolonged central fever after an intracranial hemorrhage. Before the accurate diagnosis and management of central fever, the patient underwent long-term antibiotic use that led to pseudomembranous colitis. Bromocriptine was used to treat the prolonged central hyperthermia, after which the fever did not exceed 39°C. A week later, the body temperature baseline was reduced to 37°C and a low-grade fever with minor temperature fluctuation occurred only a few times. No fever occurred in the month following the treatment. After the fever subsided, the patient could undergo an aggressive rehabilitation program. |
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