Unraveling quad fever: Severe hyperthermia after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury
Purpose: There are many infectious and inflammatory causes for elevated core-body temperatures, though they rarely pass 40 ℃ (104 ℉). The term “quad fever” is used for extreme hyperpyrexia in the setting of acute cervical spinal cord injuries (SCIs). The traditional methods of treating hyperpyrexia...
Main Authors: | Carlton C.L. Watson, Dooniya Shaikh, Jody C. DiGiacomo, Aaron C. Brown, Raina Wallace, Shridevi Singh, Lisa Szydziaka, Sara Cardozo-Stolberg, L.D. George Angus |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127522000074 |
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