Prasad K, Krishnan PR. Fever is associated with doubling of odds of short‐term mortality in
ischemic stroke: an updated meta‐analysis. Acta Neurol Scand: 2010: 122: 404–408.© 2010 …

Background and Purpose—Although fever following ischemic stroke is common and has
been associated with poor patient outcomes, little is known about which aspects of fever (eg …

Background and Purpose No definitive data are yet available on the effects of body
temperature on neurological damage after cerebral ischemia in humans. Experimental …

Background and Purpose—Many studies associate fever with poor outcome in patients with
neurological injury, but this relationship is blurred by divergence in populations and …

Background Multiple studies demonstrate that fever/elevated temperature is associated with
poor outcomes in patients with vascular brain injury; however, there are no conclusive …

Background and Purpose—The association between hyperthermia and early neurological
deterioration, increased morbidity, and mortality in acute ischemic stroke is well known …

Georgilis K, Plomaritoglou A, Dafni U, Bassiakos Y, Vemmos K (University of Athens School
of Medicine,'Alexandra'Hospital, Athens, Greece; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston …

Methods A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted with the aim to identify the
evidence-base for fever monitoring and management in persons after acute ischemic stroke …

Importance Fever is associated with worse outcomes in patients with stroke, but whether
preventing fever improves outcomes is unclear. Objective To determine whether fever …

Background Subfebrile temperatures and fever in the first days after stroke are associated
with a greater risk of a poor outcome. If this relation is causal, prevention of hyperthermia …