Pulmonary embolism presenting as seizures

J. E. Marine; S. Z. Goldhaber

doi:10.1378/chest.112.3.840

Pulmonary embolism presenting as seizures

J. E. Marine, S. Z. Goldhaber

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Abstract

Two patients with massive pulmonary embolism (PE) presented with generalized seizures. Pathophysiologic abnormalities that explain this clinical syndrome include respiratory acidosis, hypoxemia, and cerebral hypoperfusion due to decreased cardiac output. PE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of new-onset and otherwise unexplained seizures.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	840-842
Number of pages	3
Journal	CHEST
Volume	112
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.112.3.840
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Diagnosis
Pulmonary embolism
Seizures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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