Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity after Cardiac Arrest in a Young Male

Authors

Tanveer Singh, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Tanureet K. Arora, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Prabhjot Bedi, Hospital Medicine, UPMC East, Pittsburgh, USA.
Sanjana Kashinath, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a syndrome of an increased sympathetic drive after brain injury. PSH has been previously referred with multiple different names. It is seen most commonly after a traumatic brain injury, but rarely it has been reported after infections, brain malignancies, and brain injury after cardiac arrest. We present a case of a young male who developed PSH after cardiac arrest and will discuss clinical features and various management options.

First Page

e3028

DOI

10.7759/cureus.3028

Volume

10

Issue

7

Publication Date

7-22-2018

PubMed ID

30254817

Recommended Citation

Singh, T., Arora, T. K., Bedi, P., & Kashinath, S. (2018). Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity after Cardiac Arrest in a Young Male. Cureus, 10 (7), e3028. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3028