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Letter to the Editor| Volume 398, P192, March 15, 2019

A systematic cardiological screening for seizure-triggered Takotsubo is really useful?

Published:January 14, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2019.01.015
      We carefully read the article of Stöllberger et al. recently published on this Journal [
      • Stöllberger C.
      • Sauerberg M.
      • Finsterer J.
      Immediate versus delayed detection of Takotsubo syndrome after epileptic seizures.
      ], appreciating their contribution towards understanding the existing link between epileptic seizures and Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).

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