The Brain–Heart Link: A Case Report of a Critically Located Multiple Sclerosis Lesion in the Brainstem Leading to Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome

The Brain–Heart Link: A Case Report of a Critically Located Multiple Sclerosis Lesion in the Brainstem Leading to Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome

Various central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including neurovascular and neuroinflammatory diseases, can lead to stress cardiomyopathy, also known as Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). We present a case of a 69-year-old woman with cardiovascular comorbidities, suffering from repeated episodes of TTS and re...

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Main Authors: Florentijn Risseeuw, Pegah Masrori, Ingrid Baar, Simon Nicolay, Constantijn Franssen, Barbara Willekens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
multiple sclerosis
brainstem
autonomic dysfunction
case report
Takotsubo syndrome
stress cardiomyopathy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.674118/full

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