Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity is one of the main causes of neural damage after brain injury. This condition has been mainly described after traumatic brain injury, with poor results in the clinical outcomes. The unifying name “paroxismal sympathetic hyperactivity” and the diagnostic criteria w...
The present literature review aims to present the physiology of paroxysmal sympathetic
hyperactivity (PSH) as well as its clinical course, conceptualizing them, and
establishing its diagnosis and treatment. Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity is a
rare syndrome, which often presents after an acute traum...
El síndrome de Arlequín es una condición neurológica poco común, la mayoría de las veces benigna. Por lo general la mayor parte de los casos son de causa idiopática (aunque existen causas secundarias). Esta afección consiste en la aparición de eritema e hiperhidrosis facial unilateral desencaden...
SUMMARY Diabetes is one of the most common chronic pathologies around the world, involving treatment with general clinicians, endocrinologists, cardiologists, ophthalmologists, nephrologists and a multidisciplinary team. Patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) can be affected by cardiac autonomic n...
Abstract: Harlequin syndrome is a rare condition in which one half of the face fails to flush and sweat due to damage of the sympathetic fibers on the ipsilateral side. The majority of cases are idiopathic, but may be iatrogenic or caused by space-occupying lesions or brainstem infarction. We report a ca...
RESUMO A hiperatividade simpática paroxística representa uma complicação incomum, com potencial risco à vida, de lesões cerebrais graves, mais comumente de origem traumática. Seu diagnóstico clínico se baseia na manifestação recorrente de taquicardia, hipertensão, diaforese, taquipneia e, às...
