[A rare case of thermoregulation disorder: Shapiro syndrome].

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Neurológiai Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ Szeged, Semmelweis u. 6., V. emelet, 6725.

Published: February 2016

Anomalies of the corpus callosum are the most frequent malformations of the central nervous system. The triad of spontaneous periodic hypothermia and hyperhydrosis with the agenesis of corpus callosum is described as Shapiro syndrome. Shapiro syndrome is a very rare condition and it can occur in every age group. The presence of agenesis of corpus callosum is not a strict criteria of the syndrome; the most important presenting symptom is paroxysmal hypothermia. Although the definite cause of recurrent hypothermia is unknown, dysfunction of the hypothalamus is suspected. From therapeutic aspects, only supportive therapy is available. In this report the authors present the first Shapiro syndrome case diagnosed in Hungary. The main symptoms of the 21-year-old male patient were recurrent hyperhydrosis with hypothermia resulting in severe general malaise. The skull magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated agenesis of corpus callosum. The patient was treated with clonidine resulting in significant improvement of symptoms.

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