[Pulmonary embolism revealed by a seizure: a case report and literature review]. / Embolie pulmonaire révélée par une crise convulsive : à propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature.
Rev Med Interne
; 33(8): 457-60, 2012 Aug.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22770576
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Pulmonary embolism is a frequent disorder with a diagnostic approach based on probability estimation. Nevertheless, in some cases, prognosis may be impaired by delayed diagnosis resulting from atypical presenting manifestations. CASE REPORT We report a 37-year-old woman, admitted for a seizure as the presenting manifestation of pulmonary embolism, and review nine additional similar cases reported in the literature since 1945. Seizures were always generalized tonico-clonic in nature without a past medical history of epilepsy in any case. Tachycardia was noted in nine patients over ten. Prognosis was usually severe leading to death by cardiovascular deficiency in 70% of cases.CONCLUSION:
These observations suggest a systematic suspicion of pulmonary embolism in the presence of generalized convulsion with persistent tachycardia after resolution of the episode and no past medical history of seizures. More research is necessary to assess the role of d-dimer testing in these situations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Seizures
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Med Interne
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Francia