AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION FOLLOWING THYROIDECTOMY: HEATSTROKE WITH PERMANENT CEREBELLAR DAMAGE
Authors: J J SILVERMAN, J E WILSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 October 1950AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION FOLLOWING THYROIDECTOMY: HEATSTROKE WITH PERMANENT CEREBELLAR DAMAGEJACOB J. SILVERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., JUAN E. WILSON, M.D.JACOB J. SILVERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JUAN E. WILSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-4-1036 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThyroidectomy for hyperthyroidism today carries with it a low mortality and infrequent complications. The medical complications following thyroidectomy are well known and, with the use of iodine and antithyroid drugs, they have been reduced to a minimum. Thyroid crisis is rarely seen today. The incidence of tetany, myxedema, and recurrence of hyperthyroidism are complications which are becoming less frequent. We have recently encountered an unusual type of complication following thyroidectomy which, as far as we can determine, has not been previously reported. The patient was suffering from hyperthyroidism and a subtotal thyroidectomy was performed. Two days later, following a transfusion,...Bibliography1. AntheaumeMignot AR: Insolation et paralysie générale. Quelques particularités cliniques, Encéphale 3: 493-591, 1908. Google Scholar2. DailyHarrison WMTR: A study of the mechanism and treatment of experimental heat pyrexia, Am. J. M. Sc. 215: 42-56, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DrippsComroe RDJH: Physiology: The clinical significance of the carotid and aortic bodies, Am. J. M. Sc. 208: 681-693, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. FreemanDumoff WE: Cerebellar syndrome following heatstroke, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 51: 67-72, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Goetsch E: Personal communication. Google Scholar6. Kopp I: Metabolic rates in therapeutic fever, Am. J. M. Sc. 190: 491-501, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Lahey FH: Personal communication. Google Scholar8. MalamudHaymakerCuster NWRP: Heat stroke, a clinico-pathologic study of 125 fatal cases, Mil. Surgeon 99: 397-449, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Weisenburg TH: Nervous symptoms following sunstroke, J. A. M. A. 58: 2015-2017, 1912. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 12, 1948. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byReversible cerebellar gait ataxia with postural tremor during episodes of high pyrexiaPancerebellar Syndrome in HyperpyrexiaCerebellar degeneration in neuroleptic malignant syndrome: neuropathologic findings and review of the literature concerning heat-related nervous system injury.Cerebellar syndrome following neuroleptic induced heat stroke.Heat strokeParalysis, Incoordination and Involuntary MovementsCerebral changes in experimental heatstrokeCerebral changes in experimental heatstrokeHeatstroke and jaundicePOST-OPERATIVE HYPERPYREXIA. 1 October 1950Volume 33, Issue 4Page: 1036-1041KeywordsDrugsHyperthyroidismMortalityThyroidThyroidectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...