Thermoregulatory Instability in Childhood: Linking the Normal Brain to Hypothalamic Storm
Central core temperature is tightly controlled by hypothalamic centers, a feature that makes sudden changes in body temperature very unusual. A dysfunction of these hypothalamic pathways leads to Shapiro’s syndrome, comprising spontaneous hypothermia, hyperhidrosis, and corpus callosum dysgenesis. A...
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doaj-b11bd5870a0b4cfc8b2a3b6997445ed42020-11-25T00:33:46ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762016-01-01201610.1155/2016/39038543903854Thermoregulatory Instability in Childhood: Linking the Normal Brain to Hypothalamic StormWilliam Alves Martins0Rafael do Amaral Cristovam1Helena Fussiger2Viviane Maria Vedana3Marta Hemb4Service of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilService of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilService of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilService of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilService of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilCentral core temperature is tightly controlled by hypothalamic centers, a feature that makes sudden changes in body temperature very unusual. A dysfunction of these hypothalamic pathways leads to Shapiro’s syndrome, comprising spontaneous hypothermia, hyperhidrosis, and corpus callosum dysgenesis. Although it may affect any age, usually it presents in childhood. Variants to this syndrome with completely normal brain anatomy have been consistently reported, expanding the clinical spectrum of the syndrome. Herein, we report the case of a 4-year-old girl with Shapiro’s syndrome and unaffected corpus callosum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3903854 |
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Thermoregulatory Instability in Childhood: Linking the Normal Brain to Hypothalamic Storm |
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Thermoregulatory Instability in Childhood: Linking the Normal Brain to Hypothalamic Storm |
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thermoregulatory instability in childhood: linking the normal brain to hypothalamic storm |
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Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
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Central core temperature is tightly controlled by hypothalamic centers, a feature that makes sudden changes in body temperature very unusual. A dysfunction of these hypothalamic pathways leads to Shapiro’s syndrome, comprising spontaneous hypothermia, hyperhidrosis, and corpus callosum dysgenesis. Although it may affect any age, usually it presents in childhood. Variants to this syndrome with completely normal brain anatomy have been consistently reported, expanding the clinical spectrum of the syndrome. Herein, we report the case of a 4-year-old girl with Shapiro’s syndrome and unaffected corpus callosum. |
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