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Beyond Syncopal Episodes: A Complicated Hyperkalemic Emergency Manifesting As Complete Heart Block and Seizure Versus Convulsive Syncope Cascade

We present a case involving an 87-year-old woman who had a hyperkalemic emergency. This condition was further complicated by complete heart block (CHB) and seizure-like activity. This case emphasizes the challenge of differentiating between seizures and convulsive syncope. Achieving an accurate diag...

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Autores principales:	Obi, Mukosolu F, Cho, Hyun Joon, Sharma, Manjari, Noel, Chelsea, Gargiulo, Paul R, Vega, Melissa M, Hlaing, Win
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2023
Materias:	Cardiology
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10404148/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37546063 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41473

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