Key result
Progressive neurologic symptoms culminate in acute respiratory failure and cardiogenic shock in a 25-year-old female.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights a complex clinical presentation involving simultaneous severe neurologic symptoms and acute cardiogenic shock in a young, previously healthy patient.
heart-mets-brain-a-25-year-old-witha-constellation-of-neurologic-symptoms-and-heart-failure/ Summary of CaseA 25-year-old previously healthy female presented with headache, nausea, R facial droop, dysarthria, unsteady gait, and worsening shortness of breath (SOB).Ten days prior, she had presented to an outside hospital emergency department (ED) with intermittent numbness in both upper extremities, associated chest pressure, and shortness of breath of 4 days' duration.The numbness had progressed more than 7 days to involve her chest, trunk, and legs with lack of sensation while urinating and defecating.She gradually noticed dysarthria and gait instability and started dropping objects.While being evaluated at the ED, she developed acute respiratory failure with cardiogenic shock requiring intubation.
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Samudralwar et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Neurologic symptoms and heart failure (n=1). A 25-year-old female presented with progressive neurologic symptoms culminating in acute respiratory failure and cardiogenic shock.
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