Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome: A differential diagnosis from dysautonomia not to be missed

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 291, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 100-102

  Martins, Raphaël Pedro ^a,b,c   Barbarot, Nicolas ^d   Coquerel, Nicolas ^a,d   Baruteau, Alban Elouen ^a,b,c   Kolev, Ivan ^d   Vérin, Marc ^a  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d CH Saint Brieuc   (France)

Author keywords

Guillain Barr syndrome; Left ventricular dysfunction; Neurogenic stunned myocardium; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSAUTONOMIA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERKINETIC HEART SYNDROME; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77349105492     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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