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OBJECTIVE
Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 agonist used for sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU).
METHODS
A 41-year-old woman intubated in the ICU and being treated for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) received dexmedetomidine following successful extubation to treat increasing
An autopsy case of fatal hyperthermia in a state of excited delirium is reported. On a hot summer night a 39-year-old man was suspected of being a rapist, and police officers and several men attempted to arrest him. He vigorously resisted, but after a 20-min struggle he was ultimately forced into a
BACKGROUND
"Cocaine-induced agitated delirium with associated hyperthermia" is a rare, almost uniformly fatal syndrome. The incidence of the disease is not known, however, it is believed to have markedly increased since the late 1980s with widespread popularity of crack cocaine.
OBJECTIVE
Recent
Spinal cord injury includes damage to the motor, sensory and autonomic nervous system.A man in his seventies was admitted to hospital after an acute traumatic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Over the following weeks, he experienced multiple febrile BACKGROUND
In Parkinson disease (PD), systemic inflammation caused by respiratory infections such as pneumonia frequently occurs, often resulting in delirium in the advanced stages of this disease. Delirium can lead to cognitive and functional decline, institutionalization, and mortality, especially
Unexplained fever and confusion is a common reason for emergency medical admission. When this occurs in the context of new urinary incontinence, a urinary tract infection may be considered to be the most likely cause. However it is also important to consider spinal pathology when this combination of