Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Following Generalized Tonic-clonic Seizure

Overview

Journal Korean Circ J

Date 2011 Dec 24

PMID 22194766

Citations 1

Authors

Jinkyu Park

Jeong Hun Shin

Seok Hwan Kim

Young-Hyo Lim

Jae Ung Lee

Kyung-Soo Kim

Soon-Kil Kim

Jeong Hyun Kim

Heon Kil Lim

Jinho Shin

Affiliations

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Abstract

Myocardial infarction is diagnosed when blood levels of biomarkers are increased in the clinical setting of acute myocardial ischemia. Among the biomarkers, troponin I is the preferred biomarker indicative of myocardial necrosis. It is tissue specific for the heart. Myocardial infarction is rarely reported following seizure. We report a case of elevated troponin I in a patient after an episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure. The diagnosis was type 2 myocardial infarction.

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