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- Title
Dexmedetomidine for Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report in the Intensive Care Unit.
- Authors
Lasithiotaki, Ismini; Megalou, Aikaterini; Korfias, Stefanos; Banos, Stamatis; Vrettou, Charikleia S.
- Abstract
In this case report we describe the course of a patient with severe traumatic brain injury who, upon withdrawal of sedation, presented the characteristic clinical signs of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity and responded to the combination of dexmedetomidine infusion and oral metoprolol. We present the diagnostic and therapeutic rationale that guided our decisions and summarize the current knowledge on the topic.
- Subjects
DEXMEDETOMIDINE; PAROXYSMAL sympathetic hyperactivity; BRAIN injuries
- Publication
Hospital Chronicles, 2017, Vol 12, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
1790-7306
- Publication type
Case Study