Vasoreactive Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Manifesting With Misleading Epileptic Seizure: Diagnostic and Treatment Pitfalls

A 5-year-old girl presented with acute nocturnal episodes of loss of consciousness following abdominal pain and crying. Epilepsy was primarily diagnosed but the course of the disease was suggestive of pulmonary hypertension. An adapted invasive assessment of pulmonary pressure and pharmacological ch...

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Main Authors: Nesrine Farhat, Bjorn Cools, Marc Gewillig, Marie-Christine Seghaye, Yacine Aggoun, Maurice Beghetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00262/full