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High body temperature ([[hyperthermia]]) and dysfunction of the [[CNS]] must coexist for the confirmation of the diagnosis of heat stroke. A history of an existing disease, outdoor activity, exposure to heat, extensive exertion and improper hydration may be observed.<ref name="pmid7914522">{{cite journal| author=Simon HB| title=Hyperthermia and heatstroke. | journal=Hosp Pract (Off Ed) | year= 1994 | volume= 29 | issue= 8 | pages= 65-8, 73, 78-80 | pmid=7914522 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7914522 }} </ref> 8907832<ref name="pmid25880507">{{cite journal| author=Leon LR, Bouchama A| title=Heat stroke. | journal=Compr Physiol | year= 2015 | volume= 5 | issue= 2 | pages= 611-47 | pmid=25880507 | doi=10.1002/cphy.c140017 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25880507 }} </ref> | High body temperature ([[hyperthermia]]) and dysfunction of the [[CNS]] must coexist for the confirmation of the diagnosis of heat stroke. A history of an existing disease, outdoor activity, exposure to heat, extensive exertion and improper hydration may be observed.<ref name="pmid7914522">{{cite journal| author=Simon HB| title=Hyperthermia and heatstroke. | journal=Hosp Pract (Off Ed) | year= 1994 | volume= 29 | issue= 8 | pages= 65-8, 73, 78-80 | pmid=7914522 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7914522 }} </ref><ref name="pmid8907832">{{cite journal| author=Bricknell MC| title=Heat illness in Cyprus. | journal=J R Army Med Corps | year= 1994 | volume= 140 | issue= 2 | pages= 67-9 | pmid=8907832 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8907832 }} </ref><ref name="pmid25880507">{{cite journal| author=Leon LR, Bouchama A| title=Heat stroke. | journal=Compr Physiol | year= 2015 | volume= 5 | issue= 2 | pages= 611-47 | pmid=25880507 | doi=10.1002/cphy.c140017 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25880507 }} </ref> | ||
==History and Symptoms == | ==History and Symptoms == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
High body temperature (hyperthermia) and dysfunction of the CNS must coexist for the confirmation of the diagnosis of heat stroke. A history of an existing disease, outdoor activity, exposure to heat, extensive exertion and improper hydration may be observed.[1][2][3]
History and Symptoms
References
- ↑ Simon HB (1994). "Hyperthermia and heatstroke". Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 29 (8): 65–8, 73, 78–80. PMID 7914522.
- ↑ Bricknell MC (1994). "Heat illness in Cyprus". J R Army Med Corps. 140 (2): 67–9. PMID 8907832.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leon LR, Bouchama A (2015). "Heat stroke". Compr Physiol. 5 (2): 611–47. doi:10.1002/cphy.c140017. PMID 25880507.