Hypothermia in Multiple Sclerosis: Beyond the Hypothalamus? A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Berti, Francesco
Arif, Zeeshan
Constantinescu, Cris
Gran, Bruno
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hypothermia is a rare and poorly understood complication of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
We report on a 66-year-old patient currently with Secondary Progressive MS (SP-MS) who developed unexplained hypothermia associated with multiple hospitalisations and we review the literature on this topic.
In our case, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain failed to highlight hypothalamic disease, but spinal MRI identified a number of spinal cord lesions.
Given the incidence and clinical significance of spinal involvement in MS and the hypothermic disturbances observed in high Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), we hypothesise that upper spinal cord pathology, along with hypothalamic and brainstem dysfunctions, can contribute to hypothermia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Berti, Francesco& Arif, Zeeshan& Constantinescu, Cris& Gran, Bruno. 2018. Hypothermia in Multiple Sclerosis: Beyond the Hypothalamus? A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Berti, Francesco…[et al.]. Hypothermia in Multiple Sclerosis: Beyond the Hypothalamus? A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-16.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Berti, Francesco& Arif, Zeeshan& Constantinescu, Cris& Gran, Bruno. Hypothermia in Multiple Sclerosis: Beyond the Hypothalamus? A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145363
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145363