MRI and MR Spectroscopy Features of Heat Stroke: A Case Report

Heat stroke is the outcome of over heat stress that results in multiorgan dysfunction with a tendency for central nervous system damage. Brain is very sensitive to hyperthermia, especially the cerebellum that has selective vulnerability to heat stroke. There is complex interaction between heat cytot...

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Published inIranian journal of radiology Vol. 15; no. 3
Main Authors Fatih Yilmaz, Temel, Aralasmak, Ayse, Toprak, Huseyin, Guler, Serhat, Tuzun, Umit, Alkan, Alpay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tehran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.07.2018
Subjects
Alcohol
Body temperature
Brain damage
Case reports
Central nervous system
Cerebellum
Edema
Gangrene
Heat
Heat stress
Heat stroke
Heatstroke
Hyperthermia
Inflammatory response
Metabolism
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Toxicity
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Summary:Heat stroke is the outcome of over heat stress that results in multiorgan dysfunction with a tendency for central nervous system damage. Brain is very sensitive to hyperthermia, especially the cerebellum that has selective vulnerability to heat stroke. There is complex interaction between heat cytotoxicity, coagulation disorder, cytotoxine - mediated systemic inflammatory response causing multiorgan failure, metabolic derangement, and circulatory insufficiency. We reviewed the literature and discussed brain MRI and MR spectroscopy findings of heat stroke, detailed the pathophysiology underlying brain involvement and proposed excitotoxic injury as an alternative mechanism of brain damage in heat stroke.
ISSN:1735-1065
2008-2711
DOI:10.5812/iranjradiol.62386