Cerebral hemorrhage complicating exertional heat stroke.
Exertional heat stroke may be complicated by mild neurological deficits, usually with complete convalescence. This may be associated with metabolic disorders inherent to hyperthermia such as a marked coagulopathy. We report a case of a previously healthy 20 year old male who died in the course of exertional heat stroke complicated by intracerebral hemorrhage.
Boersma
L V
LV
Department of Internal Medicine, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Leyten
Q H
QH
Meijer
J W
JW
Strubbe
E J
EJ
Bosch
F H
FH
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion