Neurocardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema: Initial Presentation of Multiple Sclerosis - 02/12/12
Corresponding author at: Stroke Care Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria St, Darlinghurst, NSW 2011, Australia. Tel.: +61 02 8382 1111.Résumé |
A previously healthy 20 year-old male presented with headache, acute pulmonary oedema and left ventricular dysfunction requiring intensive care admission. Cardiorespiratory symptoms resolved within three days; however, the patient complained of persistent headache and had gait unsteadiness. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large demyelinating lesion in the caudal medulla with scattered cerebral plaques. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This case describes a rare initial presentation of multiple sclerosis with acute pulmonary oedema and cardiac dysfunction secondary to a lower brainstem lesion.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pulmonary oedema, Cardiomyopathy, Multiple sclerosis
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Vol 21 - N° 12
P. 853-855 - décembre 2012 Retour au numéro
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