Seizure and Pulmonary Embolism: A Differential That Can Save a Life
المؤلفون المشاركون
Pourshahid, Seyedmohammad
Dedhia, Sneha
Hakim, Shakeeb
Barakat, Mohamed
Genin, Dennis
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-2، 2ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2017-12-17
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
2
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Seizures is a relatively common presentation with a wide differential diagnosis.
However, seizures presenting secondary to underlying pulmonary emboli are rare and, without prompt recognition and management, this easily treatable condition can be potentially fatal.
The few available case reports discussing seizures and PE reveal a high mortality rate which underscores the importance of prompt diagnosis.
A 38-year-old woman presented to the emergency room having experienced loss of consciousness and a generalized tonic-clonic seizure at home.
In the emergency room, her presenting signs and symptoms included tachycardia, worsening dyspnea, mild hypoxemia, and elevated D-dimer.
Pertinent history findings revealed she recently received depot hormonal contraceptive treatments.
Her initial workup included an EKG which showed sinus tachycardia without evidence of right heart strain.
Subsequently a chest CT with angiography revealed massive bilateral pulmonary emboli.
DVT studies also revealed a unilateral acute DVT.
The patient was promptly started on therapeutic anticoagulation and stabilized.
Fortunately, the patient remained symptom-free and eventually was discharged with close follow-up.
The goal of this report is to make clinicians more aware of the possibility that seizures, along with the appropriate clinical findings, can be caused by acute PE.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Pourshahid, Seyedmohammad& Dedhia, Sneha& Hakim, Shakeeb& Barakat, Mohamed& Genin, Dennis. 2017. Seizure and Pulmonary Embolism: A Differential That Can Save a Life. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149690
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Pourshahid, Seyedmohammad…[et al.]. Seizure and Pulmonary Embolism: A Differential That Can Save a Life. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149690
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Pourshahid, Seyedmohammad& Dedhia, Sneha& Hakim, Shakeeb& Barakat, Mohamed& Genin, Dennis. Seizure and Pulmonary Embolism: A Differential That Can Save a Life. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149690
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1149690
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