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Published on: January 20, 2023
Traumatic brain injury complicated by environmental hyperthermia
1Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, USA.
Abstract:
Temperature variations after traumatic brain injury are common and devastating. This has been shown most clearly with hypothermia, but the complications associated with hyperthermia in the setting of traumatic brain injury can be just as problematic. We present the case of a soldier with traumatic brain injury exposed to environmental temperatures of 115-120 degrees F with a core temperature of over 108 degrees F. The complications of his conditions are discussed as well as potential treatments for the deadly combination of traumatic brain injury and environmental hyperthermia.
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