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The authors report two cases of hypothermia due to a treatment associating Bethanechol and Adreno-Blockers. They emphasise the mechanisms of thermoregulation and discuss the pathophysiology of such hypothermia incidents. The most evident explanation is heat loss, principally mediated through Bethanechol, whereas mechanisms of heat preservation are prevented by Adreno-Blockers.
Patients susceptible to this risk must be carefully monitored.
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Berard, E., Boucand, M., Depassio, J. et al. Effects of Bethanechol and Adreno-Blockers on thermoregulation in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 27, 46–50 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1989.7
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