Previous studies showed that elevated body temperature early after ischemic stroke is
associated with severe neurological deficit and a poor outcome. The aim of this study was to …

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 …

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

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

Subfebrile temperature or fever is present in about a third of patients on the first day after
stroke onset and is associated with poor outcome. However, the temporal profile of this …

We performed a prospective study of the frequency and cause of fever, defined as a rectal
temperature of≥ 101° F detected within the first 5 days, in 104 consecutive adults admitted …

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 …

Approximately 50% of patients hospitalized for stroke develop fever. In fact, experimental
evidence suggests that high body temperature is significantly correlated to initial stroke …

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 Antecedent febrile infection and psychological stress are
described as predisposing risk factors for brain infarction. We examined the temporal …