Heat stroke in long distance runners.
Four cases of young cadets who developed severe heat stroke while on a cross country run in Doon Valley are reported. Physical exertion alone caused the episode in a homeothermic environment. One patient continued to have left facial nerve palsy.
Upadhyay
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Venkatraman
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000628:therapy; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012420:Running