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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in neurological diseases
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Póvoa, Rui Cavichio, Luciano Almeida, Ana Lúcia De Viotti, Danielle Ferreira, Celso Galvão, Luciane Pimenta, João |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with neurologic diseases. METHODS: We studied 161 patients with neurologic disorders by analyzing the 12-lead electrocardiogram during the pathological process. An expert who did not know anything about the patients evaluated the traces. RESULTS: Neurological process included brain tumor (41%), stroke (27.3%), cerebral aneurysm (15.5%), subarachnoid hemorrhage (6.8%), subdural hemorrhage (5%), and head injury (4.4%). Electrocardiograms were normal in 61% of cases, and the most frequent abnormality was ventricular repolarization (23.7%). The presence of T waves (4.6%) and prolonged QT intervals (8.8%) was the most characteristic of brain injuries. CONCLUSION: We observed a lower incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalities than that described in the literature |
| Related Links | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abc/v80n4/a01v80n4.pdf |
| Ending Page | 358 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 355 |
| ISSN | 0066782X |
| e-ISSN | 16784170 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0066-782x2003000400001 |
| Journal | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 80 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2003-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Electrocardiography Neurologic Diseases |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |
