title: Effectively managing intractable central hyperthermia in a stroke patient by bromocriptine: a case report.
abstract: Central hyperthermia is characterized by a rapid onset, high temperature, marked temperature fluctuation, and poor response to antipyretics and antibiotics. Although poststroke central hyperthermia is common, prolonged instances are rare. We report a case of prolonged central fever after an intracranial hemorrhage. Before the accurate diagnosis and management of central fever, the patient underwent long-term antibiotic use that led to pseudomembranous colitis. Bromocriptine was used to treat the prolonged central hyperthermia, after which the fever did not exceed 39°C. A week later, the body temperature baseline was reduced to 37°C and a low-grade fever with minor temperature fluctuation occurred only a few times. No fever occurred in the month following the treatment. After the fever subsided, the patient could undergo an aggressive rehabilitation program.
authors: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;
authors: Kuo-Wei
authors: KW
authors: Yu
authors: Yu-Hui
authors: YH
authors: Huang
authors: Chien-Lin
authors: CL
authors: Lin
authors: Chang-Zern
authors: CZ
authors: Hong
authors: Li-Wei
authors: LW
authors: Chou
keywords: bromocriptine; central hyperthermia; fever; stroke
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