title: [Giant ST segment elevation in electrocardiogram of a three year-old boy with brain oedema].
abstract: We present dramatic case of a 3 year-old boy who lost consciousness three weeks post Varicella Zoster virus infection. Cerebral edema was diagnosed with severe respiratory problems. Electrocardiogram showed transient but giant ST segment elevation, possibly secondary to brain damage.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii, Instytut Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka, Warszawa. kbieganowska@wp.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bieganowska
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miszczak-Knecht
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Witulska
mesh_terms: D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*