A case of generalized tonic seizures related to acute myocarditis
- Author:
Jeong-Hwan YANG
1
;
Jae Yoon NA
;
Jinseok LEE
;
Da-Eun KIM
;
Jinyoung SONG
;
I-Seok KANG
;
Hyeryun YEH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal 2020;7(2):127-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: It is challenging to clinically distinguish between convulsive syncope and true seizure. We describe a 7-year-old girl presenting with generalized tonic seizure caused by acquired complete atrioventricular block related to acute myocarditis. After hospitalization following 6 episodes of new-onset fever with seizure, she had a short episode of abrupt complete atrioventricular block followed by another generalized tonic seizure. The concentrations of cardiac enzymes were elevated, and her echocardiogram showed a decreased left ventricular function. This case underlines the necessity of cardiac investigations in children with convulsive syncope.
