title: Cardiogenic shock from atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy attributed to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis lesion involving the medulla.
abstract: We present here a case of atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising as a result of a lesion in the medulla oblongata. The patient was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and had improvement with intravenous steroids.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 401 20th St South, Unit 216, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA. anandv123@gmail.com.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Venkatraman
authors: Department of Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
authors: N S
authors: NS
authors: Bajaj
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 401 20th St South, Unit 216, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Khawaja
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 401 20th St South, Unit 216, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Meador
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: ADEM; Brainstem; Medulla; Stress cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo