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Offline franksolich

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what is "brain temperature"?
« on: August 15, 2012, 02:51:52 PM »
I'm thinking of something that happened about midway through the Great Barack Drought of '12, down in Omaha.

I have no link, but anyway, sometime in July, a guy in his 30s, good health, properly hydrated, was outdoors and suddenly collapsed and died.

The news story said his "brain temperature" was 112 degrees.

Why would "brain temperature" be different from body temperature?
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Re: what is "brain temperature"?
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2012, 03:08:16 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on August 15, 2012, 02:51:52 PM
I'm thinking of something that happened about midway through the Great Barack Drought of '12, down in Omaha.

I have no link, but anyway, sometime in July, a guy in his 30s, good health, properly hydrated, was outdoors and suddenly collapsed and died.

The news story said his "brain temperature" was 112 degrees.

Why would "brain temperature" be different from body temperature?

Seems like it could be, since the head is much smaller than the rest of the body. But his core temperature must have been sky high, too.
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Re: what is "brain temperature"?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2012, 04:21:25 PM »
Quite a few years ago, I read an article that said high body tempertures were or would be a cure for cancer. All they needed was a few degrees above normal body temperture but there was a problem with brain tempertures. Body tempertures of  108 degrees for a beneficial length of time and above caused brain damage and/or death. They couldn't get high enough tempertures to kill the cancer cells and at the same time keep the brain cool enough to not damage it.
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Re: what is "brain temperature"?
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2012, 09:24:35 PM »
A fever is your body fighting off bacteria and viruses that make you sick. Their liveable temperature zone is very limited, and a fever is above that temperature.
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Re: what is "brain temperature"?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2012, 09:56:57 AM »
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was outdoors and suddenly collapsed and died.


Best guess would be heat stroke.
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Re: what is "brain temperature"?
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2012, 03:49:30 AM »
You could have a higher brain temperature then body temperature with cerebral damage,or possible damage to the hypothalmus.
« Last Edit: August 26, 2012, 04:03:55 AM by Inga »
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