Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity: the storm after acute brain injury

G Meyfroidt, IJ Baguley, DK Menon - The Lancet Neurology, 2017 - thelancet.com
A substantial minority of patients who survive an acquired brain injury develop a state of
sympathetic hyperactivity that can persist for weeks or months, consisting of periodic …

A review of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after acquired brain injury

I Perkes, IJ Baguley, MT Nott, DK Menon - Annals of neurology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Severe excessive autonomic overactivity occurs in a subgroup of people surviving acquired
brain injury, the majority of whom show paroxysmal sympathetic and motor overactivity …

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after severe brain injury

D Lump, M Moyer - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2014 - Springer
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is characterized by the rapid onset and
paroxysmal cycling of agitation and dystonia in association with autonomic symptoms …

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after acute brain injury

HA Choi, SB Jeon, S Samuel, T Allison… - Current neurology and …, 2013 - Springer
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity is a syndrome associated with brain trauma, stroke,
encephalitis, and other forms of brain injury. It is characterized by uncontrolled episodes of …

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after acquired brain injury: a review of diagnostic criteria

IE Perkes, DK Menon, MT Nott, IJ Baguley - Brain Injury, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objective: To evaluate the development and usage of diagnostic criteria for
paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) following acquired brain injury (ABI), then …

Identification and management of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after traumatic brain injury

RZ Zheng, ZQ Lei, RZ Yang, GH Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) has predominantly been described after
traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is associated with hyperthermia, hypertension …

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after acquired brain injury: consensus on conceptual definition, nomenclature, and diagnostic criteria

IJ Baguley, IE Perkes, JF Fernandez-Ortega… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
A syndrome of paroxysmal, episodic sympathetic hyperactivity after acquired brain injury has
been recognized for almost 60 years. This project sought to simplify the confused …

Prognostic influence and magnetic resonance imaging findings in paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after severe traumatic brain injury

LQ Lv, LJ Hou, MK Yu, XQ Qi, HR Chen… - Journal of …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a clinical syndrome affecting a subgroup of
survivors of severe brain injury. In this study, the prevalence, magnetic resonance imaging …

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after traumatic brain injury: clinical and prognostic implications

JF Fernandez-Ortega, MA Prieto-Palomino… - Journal of …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
A proportion of patients surviving severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have symptoms
suggestive of excessive sympathetic discharge, here termed paroxysmal sympathetic …

Pharmacologic management of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after brain injury

S Samuel, TA Allison, K Lee… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a result of acute brain injury that has been
well known for many decades. However, the evidence for management of PSH is almost …