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Heart meets brain: A 25‐year‐old with a constellation of neurologic symptoms and heart failure

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: heart-mets-brain-a-25-year-old-witha-constellation-of-neurologic-symptoms-and-heart-failure/ Summary of CaseA 25-year-old previously healthy female presented with headache, nausea, R facial droop, dysarthria, unsteady gait, and worsening shortness of breath (SOB).Ten days prior, she had presented to an outside hospital emergency department (ED) with intermittent numbness in both upper extremities, associated chest pressure, and shortness of breath of 4 days' duration.The numbness had progressed more than 7 days to involve her chest, trunk, and legs with lack of sensation while urinating and defecating.She gradually noticed dysarthria and gait instability and started dropping objects.While being evaluated at the ED, she developed acute respiratory failure with cardiogenic shock requiring intubation.On neurologic examination, she

Source: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

DOI: 10.1002/acn3.52196

Authors: Noellie Rivera Torres, Rohini Samudralwar, Joseph Berger

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,990