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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jalan, Pankaj
• Dhakal, Laxmi
• Pandav, Vijay
• Omar, Ayman I

Titel

Status migrainosus as a potential stressor leading to takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Ist Teil von

• Cephalalgia, 2012-11, Vol.32 (15), p.1140-1143

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a form of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy that may be acutely precipitated by stress. A number of neurologic conditions have been implicated in precipitating this disease such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, and seizures. Its association with status migrainosus, however, has never been described before. Case:We report a case of a 25-year-old female presenting with status migrainosus followed by takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Supportive management was instituted in this patient and she made an excellent recovery. Conclusion:The intense pain associated with migraine may have acted as a stressor, thereby precipitating takotsubo cardiomyopathy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case demonstrating a relationship between status migrainosus and takotsubo cardiomyopathy.