Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jul 2006
Review Case ReportsNeurogenic stunned myocardium: an unusual postoperative complication.
In this report of myocardial dysfunction in a pediatric patient after a neurosurgical procedure, we highlight the need for high clinical suspicion for neurogenic stunned myocardium. ⋯ Neurogenic stunned myocardium is an uncommon event after neurosurgical procedures in children. Pediatric intensivists need to consider this diagnosis in a patient with signs of myocardial dysfunction in the neurosurgical postoperative period. The management of neurogenic stunned myocardium involves close monitoring and establishing the absence of other causes of myocardial ischemia.