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Encephalopathy electrocardiogram
Introduction
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]
References
References
- ↑ 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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