Seizures secondary to a high-grade atrioventricular block as a presentation of acute myocarditis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 387-390

  Chavda, Kamal K ^a,b   Dhuper, Sarita ^a   Madhok, Ashish ^a   Chowdhury, Devyani ^a  

^a BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cherry Tree Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart block; Myocarditis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MYOCARDITIS; SEIZURE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; SEIZURES;

EID: 2942707755     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000133615.35075.98     Document Type: Article

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