TY - JOUR
T1 - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from neurologic cause: recognition and outcome*
AU - Sandroni, Claudio
AU - Dell'Anna, Antonio Maria
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In a minority of cases, neurologic injury precedes and causes cardiac arrest (CA). This occurs when CA is due to a neurologic cause—usually, a neurovascular accident, such as ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), or intracerebral hemorrhage.
The pathophysiology and clinical course of CA due to neurologic causes are much less studied than those of CA due to primary cardiac or respiratory causes, partly because of its less common occurrence and partly because these cases are often overlooked. In fact, during CA, neurological examination is of limited value and there is often little information on preceding symptoms. Furthermore, acute cerebrovascular events may induce electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, such as ST elevation, which mimic those of acute coronary syndromes.
AB - In a minority of cases, neurologic injury precedes and causes cardiac arrest (CA). This occurs when CA is due to a neurologic cause—usually, a neurovascular accident, such as ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), or intracerebral hemorrhage.
The pathophysiology and clinical course of CA due to neurologic causes are much less studied than those of CA due to primary cardiac or respiratory causes, partly because of its less common occurrence and partly because these cases are often overlooked. In fact, during CA, neurological examination is of limited value and there is often little information on preceding symptoms. Furthermore, acute cerebrovascular events may induce electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, such as ST elevation, which mimic those of acute coronary syndromes.
KW - Cerebrovascular Disorders
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Intensive Care Units
KW - Male
KW - Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
KW - Cerebrovascular Disorders
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Intensive Care Units
KW - Male
KW - Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/72061
U2 - 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000777
DO - 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000777
M3 - Article
SN - 0090-3493
VL - 43
SP - 508
EP - 509
JO - Critical Care Medicine
JF - Critical Care Medicine
ER -