Hypothermia in a Case of Hypothalamic Infarction and Sarcoidosis

Eleanor F. Branch; Peter C. Burger; David L. Brewer

doi:10.1001/archneur.1971.00490030071008

Hypothermia in a Case of Hypothalamic Infarction and Sarcoidosis

Eleanor F. Branch, Peter C. Burger, David L. Brewer

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Abstract

Subnormal body temperatures were recorded in a patient with mental deterioration, seizures, stupor, and hypoglycemia. A history of alcoholism and sarcoidosis was obtained. Postmortem examination revealed bilateral involvement of the hypothalamus by small hyalinized masses, presumably healed sarcoid granulomata, and a unilateral hemorrhagic infarct. The infarct was restricted to the caudolateral hypothalamus on the left side; on the right side, the ventromedial nucleus showed the greatest involvement by the sarcoid process. The possible role of these lesions in the occurrence of hypothermia is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	245-255
Number of pages	11
Journal	Archives of neurology
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1971.00490030071008
State	Published - Sep 1971
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hypothalamus
cerebral infarction
hypothermia
sarcoidosis

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Clinical Neurology

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