A fatal case of sun exposure in a multiple sclerosis patient

A 35-year-old woman with a long standing history of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis became physically incapacitated by heat-induced muscle weakness while sunbathing and suffered fatal sun exposure. These deleterious effects of increased core temperature on the neurological symptoms have been documented for a half century. Elevation of the patient's core temperature may lead to either transient or permanent neurologic symptoms and signs that predispose to considerable morbidity and mortality.