Patients who develop PSH after traumatic injury have longer hospitalization and longer durations in intensive care in cases where ICU treatment is necessary. Patients often are more vulnerable to infections and spend longer times on ventilators, which can lead to an increased risk of various lung diseases. PSH does not affect mortality rate, but it increases the amount of time it takes a patient to recover from injury, compared to patients with similar injuries who do not develop PSH episodes. It often takes patients who develop PSH longer to reach similar levels of the brain activity seen in patients who do not develop PSH, although PSH patients do eventually reach these same levels.
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity
Cholinergic crisis
Parasympathetic rebound
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
False awakening
Postanesthetic shivering
Heat syncope
Thalamocortical dysrhythmia