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Fever occurring after stroke is associated with poor outcomes. We investigated the etiology of fever after stroke and present evidence evaluating the efficacy and safety of interventions used to treat stroke-associated fever.
Apr 14, 2015 · Fever is an adaptive response of the host to a perceived threat and is frequently encountered by healthcare professionals. Instead of being an adaptive response, in the presence of an acute neurological insult such as stroke, fever has been associated with worsened outcomes, such as larger infarct volume, higher rates of mortality, and greater ...
- Hilaire J. Thompson
- 2015
Nov 1, 1995 · On the basis of these studies, fever is empirically considered prognostic of poor outcome in patients with acute stroke, and there is general agreement that fever of any cause should be treated with antipyretic agents to avoid its possible deleterious consequences.
- Giuseppe Azzimondi, Leona Bassein, Francesco Nonino, Laila Fiorani, Luca Vignatelli, Giuseppe Re, Ro...
- 1995
Jan 20, 2003 · Stroke. Fever is extremely frequent during acute cerebral damage, and brain temperature is significantly higher than core body temperature and may be underestimated.
Aug 21, 2008 · Fever is a common condition in patients with stroke and other brain injuries. Hyperthermia appears to correlate with poor outcome in these patients, although a direct causative link has not been established.
- David M. Greer, Susan E. Funk, Nancy L. Reaven, Myrsini Ouzounelli, Gwen C. Uman
- 2008
Apr 23, 2018 · Fever after stroke is common, and often caused by infections. In the current study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that pneumonia, urinary tract infection and all-cause fever (thought to include at least some proportion of endogenous fever) have different predicting factors, since they differ regarding etiology.
Symptoms / Fever. A fever is when your body temperature is higher than your normal average temp. Most providers say a fever is either 100.0 F (37.8 C) or 100.4 F (38 C). When you have a fever, it’s your body’s normal response to fighting an infection or illness. Fevers usually aren’t a serious concern.
