Heparin-Induced Fever in Neurointensive Care Unit: A Rarity Yet a Possibility

Fever is considered a protective response having multitude of benefits in terms of enhancing resistance to infection, recruiting cytokines to the injured tissue, and promoting healing. In terms of an injured brain, this becomes a double-edged sword triggering an inflammatory cascade resulting in sec...

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Main Authors: Mathangi Krishnakumar, Shweta S. Naik, Venkatapura J. Ramesh, S Mouleeswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1739350