Electrocardiographic abnormalities suggesting myocardial infarction in a patient with severe cranial trauma.
Serial electrocardiograms were done in a patient admitted to the hospital after a severe head injury. The electrocardiograms showed the development of Q-waves and marked ST-segment changes, suggestive of a myocardial infarction. At autopsy no abnormalities were found in the coronary arteries or myocardium.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*