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Other medical problems can lead to symptoms similar to those encountered in heat stroke. These conditions should be excluded before establishing a definitive diagnosis of heat stroke:
Anxiety
Drug intoxication causing hyperactivity or seizures
Intense exercise
Fever
Hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland)
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar concentration) resulting in seizures
Hypocalcemia (low blood calcium concentration) resulting in increased muscle activity or seizures)
Malignant hyperthermia (greatly increased body temperature)
Abnormality of the temperature regulation center in the hypothalamus of the brain
Seizures of any cause
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