Medullary Infarction Presenting as Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Author: Eung joon LEE ¹ ; Il yeon CHOO ; Sue Young HA ; Hyung min KWON
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1. Department of Neurology, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. hmkwon@snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Medulla oblongata; Stroke; Heart arrest
MeSH: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Death, Sudden; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Heart Arrest; Infarction; Medulla Oblongata; Primary Dysautonomias; Respiratory Insufficiency; Stroke
From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2018;36(4):310-313
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: The causes of sudden death after medullary infarction involve arrhythmia, central respiratory failure, and dysautonomia. Sudden cardiac arrest in a medullary infarction is uncommon. Most of these cases experienced sudden cardiopulmonary arrest within 2 weeks from stroke onset as the extent of lesion increased. Here, we report two cases of medullary infarction presenting as sudden cardiac arrest. These cases indicate that medullary infarction could be one of the causes of sudden cardiac arrest.