Spontaneous Periodic Hypothermia in the Elderly:A Rare or Under-Recognised Syndrome

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine

Youcef Belkheir¹  Sofia Amichi¹  Hassene Attout¹ 

[1] Internal Medicine Unit, General Hospital, Ales, France;

关键词: periodic hypothermia;    shapiro’s syndrome;    clomipramine;   

DOI  :  10.12890/2020_001874

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Spontaneous periodic hypothermia is a rare syndrome presenting with recurrent, centrally mediated hypothermia without an identifiable systemic cause or brain lesion. The case of an 88-year-old woman with recurrent hypothermia is reported. Despite intensive investigation, no other manifestations of hypothalamic or autonomic dysfunction were found. No corpus callosum lesion was seen on MRI. The patient was successfully treated with clomipramine chlorhydrate.

【 授权许可】

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