Patient | Year | Age/sex | Temperature (°C) | Cause of fever | Clinical syndrome | Initial imaging | Recovery | Follow up imaging | |
1 | 1970 | Mehta and Baker5 | 47M | 42.2 | Confinement in heated cell | Hypotonia, intention tremor, ataxia, dysarthria | Unknown | None | CBLR atrophy |
2 | 1987 | Yaqubet al 6 | 50F | 43.2 | Exertion in heat | Nystagmus, dysarthria, ataxia | CT NL | Nearly complete 5 months | CT at 5 months CBLR atrophy |
3 | 1983 | Lefkowitz et al 7 | 50F | 42.5 | NMS | Ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia | CT NL | None | CT NL |
4 | 1995 | Mantoet al 8 | 39M | 41.6 | NMS | Gait ataxia | CT NL | None 1 year | CT CBLR atrophy |
5 | 1996 | Manto9 | 44F | 42.1 | Exertion in heat | Dysarthria | CT NL | Complete 2 weeks | CT at 3 months normal |
6 | 1996 | Manto and Topka10 | 39F | 41.1 | Heat stroke | Gait ataxia | MRI NL | Complete 7 days | Not done |
7 | 1996 | Manto and Topka10 | 55M | 40.9 | Pneumonia | Gait ataxia | MRI NL | Complete 3 days | Not done |
8 | 1996 | Manto and Topka10 | 48F | 40.7 | Pyelonephritis | Gait ataxia | MRI NL | Complete 5 days | Not done |
9 | 1996 | Manto and Topka10 | 47M | 40.7 | Pneumonia | Gait ataxia | MRI NL | Complete 10 days | Not done |
10 | 1996 | Manto and Topka10 | 60M | 40.8 | Erysipelas | Gait ataxia | MRI NL | Complete 6 days | Not done |
11 | 1997 | Albukreket al 11 | 45M | 42 | Exertion in heat | Nystagmus, ataxia, dysarthria | CT NL | None | MRI at 10 weeks CBLR atrophy |
NMS=neuroleptic malignant syndrome; CBLR=cerebellar; NL=normal..