Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a rare, but serious, complication of epileptic seizures

João Carlos da Rocha, Elsa Gonçalves, Catarina Vieira, Fátima Almeida, João Pereira

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria · 2013 · 14 citations · 1 references

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TKC) is a reversible, yet potentially fatal, syndrome triggered by stressful conditions, including
\nseizures, with increasing recognition in clinical practice. We report a TKC in a patient with unexplained sinus tachycardia and troponin elevation after generalized seizures.

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