[The cerebro-cardiac syndrome in neuro-traumatology].
Head trauma is a possible cause of E.C.G. modifications originating in the brain and unresponsive to pure symptomatic cardial therapy. On the other hand, these perturbations react in a favourable way to treatment aimed at protecting the heart against descending nociceptive influx caused by brain injury. This report shows the results of a retrospective electrographic study of 220 unoperated patients with head injuries aged 15 to 30 years. A correlation is established between E.C.G. findings and depth of coma. The authors discuss their findings and suggest an etiologic pathology based on clinical and experimental factors.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Le syndrome cérébro-cardiaque en neuro-traumatologie.