A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis
It is challenging to clinically distinguish between convulsive syncope and true seizure. We describe a 7-year-old girl presenting with generalized tonic seizure caused by acquired complete atrioventricular block related to acute myocarditis. After hospitalization following 6 episodes of new-onset fe...
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| author | Jeong-Hwan Yang Jae Yoon Na Jinseok Lee Da-Eun Kim Jinyoung Song I-Seok Kang Hyeryun Yeh |
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| description | It is challenging to clinically distinguish between convulsive syncope and true seizure. We describe a 7-year-old girl presenting with generalized tonic seizure caused by acquired complete atrioventricular block related to acute myocarditis. After hospitalization following 6 episodes of new-onset fever with seizure, she had a short episode of abrupt complete atrioventricular block followed by another generalized tonic seizure. The concentrations of cardiac enzymes were elevated, and her echocardiogram showed a decreased left ventricular function. This case underlines the necessity of cardiac investigations in children with convulsive syncope. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6c5f55cd0854d42a81d4a7fa7c76b2f2023-04-04T23:54:31ZengKorean Society of Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine Journal2383-48972508-55062020-12-017212713010.22470/pemj.2020.00087106A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditisJeong-Hwan Yang0Jae Yoon Na1Jinseok Lee2Da-Eun Kim3Jinyoung Song4I-Seok Kang5Hyeryun Yeh6Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaIt is challenging to clinically distinguish between convulsive syncope and true seizure. We describe a 7-year-old girl presenting with generalized tonic seizure caused by acquired complete atrioventricular block related to acute myocarditis. After hospitalization following 6 episodes of new-onset fever with seizure, she had a short episode of abrupt complete atrioventricular block followed by another generalized tonic seizure. The concentrations of cardiac enzymes were elevated, and her echocardiogram showed a decreased left ventricular function. This case underlines the necessity of cardiac investigations in children with convulsive syncope.http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2020-00087.pdfatrioventricular blockchildmyocarditisseizuressyncope |
| spellingShingle | Jeong-Hwan Yang Jae Yoon Na Jinseok Lee Da-Eun Kim Jinyoung Song I-Seok Kang Hyeryun Yeh A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal atrioventricular block child myocarditis seizures syncope |
| title | A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis |
| title_full | A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis |
| title_fullStr | A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis |
| title_short | A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis |
| title_sort | case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis |
| topic | atrioventricular block child myocarditis seizures syncope |
| url | http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2020-00087.pdf |
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