Brugada Phenocopy Caused by Intracranial Hemorrhage

Cureus. 2023 Mar 2;15(3):e35687. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35687. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a congenital channelopathy associated with an increased risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in individuals without any structural cardiopathy. Brugada phenocopies (BrPs) are clinical entities that present electrocardiographic patterns similar to those of BrS that are elicited only under transitory pathophysiological conditions, with normalization of the ECG pattern after the resolution of those conditions. We present a rare case of BrP due to intracranial hemorrhage. We also present and discuss the diagnostic criteria for BrPs and their application to this case.

Keywords: acute subdural hematoma; brugada ecg pattern; brugada phenocopy; elevated intracranial pressure; traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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  • Case Reports