Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by status epilepticus: case report and literature review
Savvy Nandal1, Anastasia Castles1, Muhammad Asrar Ul Haq1
1Department of Cardiology, The Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is acute stress-induced cardiomyopathy with characteristic transient wall motion abnormalities. TC has a clinical presentation similar to an acute coronary syndrome, including chest pain or dyspnoea, ECG changes and elevated cardiac enzymes. TC often occurs after emotional stress. There are approximately 50 TC cases reported related to seizure activity, and our review revealed 15 articles which were associated with status epilepticus. This condition can be a serious complication of seizures. We report a case of TC after status epilepticus in a patient who had been seizure-free for 20 years.
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