1. A rare but treatable cause of recurrent chest pain - Ictal chest pain
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Ching Soong Khoo, Dongah Lee, Kang Min Park, Byung In Lee, and Sung Eun Kim
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Ictal chest pain ,Chest pain ,Epilepsy ,Video-electroencephalogram ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Background Chest pain as the primary manifestation of epilepsy is extremely rare and has only been reported once to date. Case presentation We herein describe a 47-year-old woman with recurrent chest pain for 3 years. The cause of her chest pain remained elusive despite extensive investigations including comprehensive cardiac work-up. She was referred to the neurology clinic for one episode of confusion. Video-electroencephalographic monitoring detected unequivocal ictal changes during her habitual chest pain events. She has remained chest pain (seizure) free with a single antiseizure drug. Conclusions This case underlines the importance of epilepsy as a rare yet treatable cause of recurrent chest pain. Further studies are required to determine the pathophysiology of ictal chest pain.
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- 2019
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