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Cardiogenic shock from atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy attributed to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis lesion involving the medulla

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We present here a case of atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising as a result of a lesion in the medulla oblongata. The patient was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and had improvement with intravenous steroids.

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Venkatraman, A., Bajaj, N.S., Khawaja, A. et al. Cardiogenic shock from atypical Takotsubo cardiomyopathy attributed to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis lesion involving the medulla. Clin Auton Res 26, 149–151 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0346-x

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