Surrogate or 'proxy' measures of brain temperature are used in the routine management of patients with brain damage. The prevailing view is that the brain is 'hotter' than the body. The polarity and magnitude of temperature differences between brain and body, however, remains unclear after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The focus of this systematic review is on the adult patient admitted ...

the effect of intracerebroventricular injections of prostaglandins e2 and f2a was studied on the rectal temperature of sheep. pge2 but not pgf2a at the same dose of 50mg elevated the 1h post-injection of rectal temperature. pge2 but not pgf2a at the same dose of 100mg increased 3.5 and 2h post-injection of rectal temperature, respectively. elavation of rectal temperature following pge2 and pgf2...