Korean J Crit Care Med.  2010 Jun;25(2):93-97. 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.2.93.

Neurogenic-stunned Myocardium and Pulmonary Edema Following a Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. anesmun@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of neurogenic cardiopulmonary instability with pulmonary edema occurring after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The patient's pre-operative Glasgow coma scale score was 6 and the PA chest radiograph showed increased diffuse haziness in the right lung field. The patient presented with severe hypotension and low oxygen saturation during surgery. Cardiac damage was documented by increased CK-MB troponin-T levels, and ischemic ECG findings. Reversible cardiac failure associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage may be due to a neurogenic-stunned myocardium. The patient underwent clipping of the aneurysm and recovered with minimal neurologic impairment and normal cardiac function.

Keyword

aspiration pneumonia; neurogenic pulmonary edema; stunned myocardium

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Electrocardiography
Glasgow Coma Scale
Heart Failure
Humans
Hypotension
Lung
Myocardial Stunning
Myocardium
Oxygen
Pneumonia, Aspiration
Pulmonary Edema
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Thorax
Troponin T
Oxygen
Troponin T
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