Substrate deficiency |
Hypoglycemia |
Central nervous system conditions that disrupt hypothalamic and autonomic temperature regulation |
Traumatic brain or spinal cord injury (including neurosurgical procedures) |
Intracranial hemorrhage |
Stroke |
Brain tumors (eg, craniopharyngioma or astrocytoma) |
Congenital brain malformations (eg, anencephaly or absence of the corpus callosum) |
Familial dysautonomia |
Generalized infection* |
Sepsis |
Meningitis |
Encephalitis |
Drug overdose with agents that cause central nervous system depression and vasodilation |
Ethanol |
Opioids |
Clonidine |
Benzodiazepines |
Barbiturates |
Antipsychotic agents (eg, chlorpromazine) |
Antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline) |
Endocrine or metabolic diseases that impair energy utilization or basal metabolic rate |
Adrenal insufficiency |
Hypothyroidism |
Hypoparathyroidism |
Hypopituitarism |
Diabetes mellitus |
Menkes disease (Menkes kinky hair syndrome) |
Organic acidemias |
Aminoacidemias |
Increased insensible losses due to disruption of skin |
Burns |
Epidermolysis bullosa and other weeping dermatoses |
Decreased calorie intake with decreased energy production and loss of insulating subcutaneous fat |
Malnutrition |
Anorexia nervosa |
Other |
Hyponatremia (eg, water intoxication) |
Episodic spontaneous hypothermia with hyperhidrosis¶ |
Child abuse and maltreatment |
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