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

• Author(s): Rocha, J ; Gonçalves, E ; Vieira, C ; Almeida, F ; Pereira, J
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/773
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga
• Subject(s): Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga

Description

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