She was brought to our hospital unconscious with a high bladder temperature (42.5 ☌) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC score 4). Case presentationĪn 80-year-old Asian woman was found lying unconscious at her house, with no air conditioner and closed windows the highest outside temperature was 36.1 ☌. We report a very rare case of a patient who developed severe heat stroke complicated by multiple cerebral infarctions. Usually, a heat stroke causes cerebellar ataxia, cognitive impairment, dysphagia, and aphasia.
Heat-related illnesses include symptoms such as heat syncope/cramps, heat exhaustion, and life-threatening heat stroke.
