ST elevation--an indication of reversible neurogenic myocardial dysfunction in patients with head injury.
This report describes a patient who presented with signs of meningitis four days after head injury. The patient had ST elevation on electrocardiography along with hypotension and positive tropinin T test, mimicking inferior wall infarction. The ST changes resolved within 48 hours of intensive care management. Subsequent investigations failed to document any myocardial infarction.
Bhagat
Hemant
H
Department of Neuroanesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Narang
Rajiv
R
Sharma
Deepak
D
Dash
Hari Hara
HH
Chauhan
Himanshu
H
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D003422:Critical Care; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood
D020107:Troponin T