title: [Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a complication of an epileptic status].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiological complications are the most frequent cause of mortality in the epileptic status. Takotsubo cardio-myopathy is a recently reported condition that can appear in a number of medical emergencies, including epileptic status.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy within the context of an epileptic status and we also review similar cases reported in the literature. Special attention is given to the semiology and aetiology of the epileptic seizures, patients' epidemiological data, the alterations noted in the electrocardiogram and the complications that occurred. The patient, a 43-year-old female, recovered completely both cardiologically and neurologically, and did not suffer any relapses during the one-year follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a severe, treatable complication that can occur in the epileptic status.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. rodriguezdeantonio@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Antonio
authors.forename: María J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Amat Prior
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iváñez-Mora
authors.forename: Exuperio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díez-Tejedor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants