title: Periodic fever associated with intermittent rhythmic delta activity: a syndrome of hypothalamic origin?
abstract: We report the case of a patient with a 16 year history of periodic (30 day cycle) fever attacks. The infradian cycle, associated clinical features, and the findings of electroencephalogram recorded during two fever attacks suggest a periodic hypothalamic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Hilten
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roelfsema
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: van der Meer
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: van Dijk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003700:Delta Rhythm; D005334:Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones