Key result
Neurogenic stunned myocardium induced by acute neurological events can occur in infants, presenting as sudden and reversible cardiac dysfunction that is likely underdiagnosed.
Why the study?
Neurogenic stunned myocardium has not been thoroughly investigated in infants and is probably underdiagnosed.
Highlights the occurrence and need for clinical suspicion of neurogenic stunned myocardium in infants following acute neurological events.
Supports clinical suspicion for neurogenic stunned myocardium in infants; leaves open questions on prevalence and optimal management.
Neurogenic stunned myocardium is described as sudden and reversible cardiac dysfunction induced by an acute neurological event. This phenomenon has not been thoroughly investigated in infants, and is probably underdiagnosed. Here, we report the cases of two infants with neurogenic stunned myocardium in whom the clinical suspicion was relevant, with a brief discussion of this condition.
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Ruiz et al. (2019) studied this question. Neurogenic stunned myocardium induced by acute neurological events can occur in infants, presenting as sudden and reversible cardiac dysfunction that is likely underdiagnosed.
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