Sick Sinus Syndrome Mimicking Autonomic Dysfunction of Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is recognized as the second most common form of dementia in aged people. It is well known that patients with DLB often develop various autonomic symptoms. Here, we present a case in which there was sick sinus syndrome mimicking the DLB-related autonomic dysfunctions....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sawagashira, Ryo, Sasagawa, Yoshihisa, Matsukura, Mayumi, Takamaru, Yuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34079668
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14667
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Sumario:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is recognized as the second most common form of dementia in aged people. It is well known that patients with DLB often develop various autonomic symptoms. Here, we present a case in which there was sick sinus syndrome mimicking the DLB-related autonomic dysfunctions. After the pacemaker implantation, the patient’s symptom perfectly extinguished. It is essential for psychiatrists or other professionals who are mainly seeing dementia patients to rule out critical causes that may mimic autonomic symptoms in patients with DLB.

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