Volume 91, February 2026, 155331Author links open overlay panel, Section snippetsDear Editor,

We read with great interest the study by Rhodes et al., which offers valuable preliminary evidence on bromocriptine as a dopaminergic adjunct for fever in acute neurologic injury [1]. The standardized dosing and exploratory subgroup analysis strengthen its clinical relevance, though several unaddressed design and translational issues warrant further consideration to clarify bromocriptine's role in practice.

The choice of Tmax over 24-h windows as the primary endpoint may obscure clinically

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