| Blackout? Cause: misdiagnosis of cardiac arrest. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19728521 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Patients with syncope or epilepsy commonly present to primary or secondary care physicians. This lesson presents two patients, both known to have cardiac disease, with implanted cardiac devices, who presented with loss of consciousness, who were initially investigated for epilepsy, but were subsequently shown to have had a cardiac arrhythmia, diagnosed following device interrogation. |
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Authors:
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James Pemberton; Janet M McComb |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical medicine (London, England) Volume: 9 ISSN: 1470-2118 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-04 Completed Date: 2009-09-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101092853 Medline TA: Clin Med Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 392-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors Electric Countershock Electrocardiography Epilepsy / complications, diagnosis* Heart Arrest / diagnosis*, etiology Heart Failure / therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Unconsciousness / diagnosis*, etiology |
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