Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity: An Old but Unrecognized Condition
Patients who survive a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can sometimes experience symptoms of excessive sympathetic discharge. Despite being known about for more than 60 years, the diagnostic criteria for this condition have only recently been defined under the name "paroxysmal sympathetic hyperacti...
Main Authors: | Filipa Brás Monteiro, Ricardo Castro Fonseca, Rita Mendes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2017-04-01
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Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/562 |
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