Incidence and prognostic significance of fever following intracerebral hemorrhage

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Authors

Štefan Schwarz · Heidelberg University

Kurt Häfner · Heidelberg University

Alfred Aschoff · Heidelberg University

Stefan Schwab · Heidelberg University

Abstract

The incidence of fever after supratentorial ICH is high, especially in patients with ventricular hemorrhage. In patients surviving the first 72 hours after hospital admission, the duration of fever is associated with poor outcome and seems to be an independent prognostic factor in these patients.

Topics & Keywords

Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Thermal Regulation in Medicine Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 54, Issue 2, pp. 354-354

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.2.354

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