Twiddler's Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

Twiddler's syndrome is a rare complication after pacemaker implantation usually caused by patient manipulation with generator. We describe a case of 70-year-old female patient with pacemaker who was admitted to the neurological clinic with syncope and suspicion for neurological disease. After n...

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Autores principales: Tahirovic, Elnur, Haxhibeqiri-Karabdic, Ilirijana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29876029
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_89_17
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Sumario:Twiddler's syndrome is a rare complication after pacemaker implantation usually caused by patient manipulation with generator. We describe a case of 70-year-old female patient with pacemaker who was admitted to the neurological clinic with syncope and suspicion for neurological disease. After neurological diagnostic tests that were negative and consultation with a cardiologist, Twiddler's syndrome was diagnosed.

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