Open AccessNeurogenic Stunned Myocardium in Two Children with Neurological Injury
Author(s) -
Laura Díaz Ruiz,
Iria Durán Lorenzo,
Olga Ordoñez Sáez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric intensive care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-4618
pISSN - 2146-4626
DOI - 10.1055/s-0039-1693032
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , intensive care medicine , anesthesia
Neurogenic stunned myocardium is described as sudden and reversible cardiac dysfunction induced by an acute neurological event. This phenomenon has not been thoroughly investigated in infants, and is probably underdiagnosed. Here, we report the cases of two infants with neurogenic stunned myocardium in whom the clinical suspicion was relevant, with a brief discussion of this condition.