Amiodarone induced movement disorder after cardiac arrest - A case report

Cecelia R Ratay; Ankur A Doshi; Alexis Steinberg; David Kaczorowski; Dennis P Phillips; Zachary J Rhinehart; Jessica Fozard; Ryan M Rivosecchi; Kimberly W Schatz; Katherine D Bahl; Paul Schwarm; Patrick J Coppler

doi:10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100272

Amiodarone induced movement disorder after cardiac arrest - A case report

Resusc Plus. 2022 Jul 6:11:100272. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100272. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
³ Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁵ Departments of Anesthesiology-Cardiothoracic Division and Critical Care Medicine Excela Medical Center, Greensburg, PA, USA.
⁶ Department of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁷ Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA.
⁸ UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Abstract

We describe a case of new onset movement disorder in a patient with ventricular tachycardia storm supported with peripheral VA ECMO. The differential diagnosis of abnormal movements in a post cardiac arrest patient requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock is explored.

Keywords: Amiodarone; Cardiac transplant; Cardiomyopathy; ECMO; Seizures; Ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports