Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and status epilepticus: A case report

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Bosca, M E ^a   Valero, C ^a   Pareja, A I ^a   Bonet, M ^a   Bosca, I ^b   Sanchez Roy, R ^a   Ruvira, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning syndrome; Epilepsy; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial stunning; Status epilepticus; Tako tsubo; Transient left ventricular apical ballooning

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DIURETIC AGENT; ETIRACETAM; HEPARIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 41849143001     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02067.x     Document Type: Letter

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