Paroxysmal episodic central thermoregulatory failure

F. Magnifico; G. Pierangeli; G. Barletta; C. Candela; P. Montagna; G. Bonavina; P. Cortelli

Paroxysmal episodic central thermoregulatory failure

F. Magnifico, G. Pierangeli, G. Barletta, C. Candela, P. Montagna, G. Bonavina, P. Cortelli

Istituto Scienze Neurologiche

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Abstract

A 51-year-old man presenting with paroxysmal attacks of unilateral sweating for 1 year was studied. Clinical and laboratory findings made the diagnosis of Shapiro or Harlequin syndrome unlikely. The onset of the sweating "crisis" was immediately followed by a progressive decrease in rectal and skin temperature, lasting for about 2 hours. This indicated that hypothermia was related to an abnormal downward shift of the thermoregulatory set point and a delayed effect of mechanisms blocking heat dissipation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1300-1302
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	58
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - Apr 23 2002

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Paroxysmal episodic central thermoregulatory failure

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