Notched T waves in young persons with central nervous system lesions.

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  • K Millar
  • J A Abildskov
چکیده

A STRIKING, characteristic, electrocardiographic pattern associated with central nervous system (CNS) lesions, particularly subarachnoid hemorrhage, has been described.1-3 The combination of prolonged Q-T interval and large upright or deeply inverted T waves was originally described in association with cerebrovascular accidents and has come to be recognized as the typical CNS electrocardiogram. It has since become apparent that a wide variety of CNS lesions including trauma, infection, and tumor may be associated with such ECG abnormalities.4 5 In addition, patients with CNS lesions frequently show less striking S-T or T abnormalities which are not recognized as specffic for CNS lesions and cannot be distinguished from nonspecific abnormalities due to ischemic heart disease, electrolyte abnormalities, drugs, and so forth.4-6 The number of reports of ECG abnormalities with CNS lesions has grown rapidly and an extensive bibliography is included in a recent review by Russell.7

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Circulation

دوره 37 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1968