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Cardiogenic shock from atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy attributed to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis lesion involving the medulla.

Abstract
We present here a case of atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising as a result of a lesion in the medulla oblongata. The patient was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and had improvement with intravenous steroids.
AuthorsA Venkatraman, N S Bajaj, A Khawaja, W Meador
JournalClinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (Clin Auton Res) Vol. 26 Issue 2 Pg. 149-51 (Apr 2016) ISSN: 1619-1560 [Electronic] Germany
PMID26868678 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated (complications, pathology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medulla Oblongata (pathology)
  • Shock, Cardiogenic (etiology)
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (etiology)

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