Acute Cerebral Infarction Following Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated With Pneumothorax

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 29(2); 2011 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2011;29(2): 136-138.

기흉과 관련된 Takotsubo심근병증 이후 발생한 급성 뇌경색

박민규, 김선혜 이재혁 조재욱 김대성 박용현a 나용준b 박경필

부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 신경과, 내과a, 흉부외과b

Acute Cerebral Infarction Following Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated With Pneumothorax

Min-Gyu Park,

Departments of Neurology, Internal Medicinea and Thoracic Surgeryb, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient condition characterized by acute left ventricular dysfunction without evidence of significant coronary artery obstruction. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is not an uncommon complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage or acute cerebral infarction, but acute cerebral infarction is a rare thromboembolic complication in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We present a patient with acute cerebral infarction following Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with pneumothorax. KeyWords:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Acute cerebral infarction