Neurogenic stunned myocardium after acute hydrocephalus.

[hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius]

Neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM ) is a syndrome of cardiac stunning after a neurological insult . It is commonly observed after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage but is increasingly being reported after other neurological events . The underlying mechanism of NSM is believed to be a hypothalamic -mediated sympathetic surge causing weakened cardiac contractility and even direct cardiac myocyte damage . The authors report 2 cases of NSM in pediatric patients after acute hydrocephalus . Both patients experienced severe cardiac dysfunction in the acute phase but ultimately had a good neurological outcome and a full cardiac recovery . The identification , treatment , and outcome in 2 rare pediatric cases of NSM are discussed , and the history of the brain -cardiac connection is reviewed .

Diseases
Validation

Diseases presenting "hydrocephalus" symptom

achondroplasia

alexander disease

canavan disease

congenital toxoplasmosis

harlequin ichthyosis

hirschsprung disease

homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria

hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius

krabbe disease

monosomy 21

proteus syndrome

severe combined immunodeficiency

sneddon syndrome

von hippel-lindau disease

wiskott-aldrich syndrome

This symptom has already been validated