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Encephalopathy electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Overview

Electrocardiogram is useful to identify any heart lesions.

ECG

ECG

  • Electrocardiogram is useful in detecting any underlying heart condition causing encephalopathy.
  • It is useful in pre-surgical evaluation of the patient
  • T wave inversion and Prolonged QT interval seen in severe cases of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy. [1]
encephalopathy


References

References

  1. ↑ Varghese, Tina; Hirsh, David (2018). “DRAMATIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS FROM ACUTE WERNICKE’S ENCEPHALOPATHY”. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71 (11): A2551. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(18)33092-4. ISSN 0735-1097.

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