Pyrexia,pinpoint pupils and unconsciousness is characteristic of:
Correct Answer: Brain stem lesion
Description: Pin point pupils (size 1 mm) are seen due to damage to descending sympathetic pathways which are present in the brain stem. Control of temperature occurs from hypothalamus and lateral parabrachial nucleus, located at the junction of pons and midbrain Large-volume intracerebral hemorrhages in Pons expands to compress on hypothalamic thermoregulatory center and leads to high grade Fever in these patients.
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