TY - JOUR T1 - Acute pulmonary embolism presenting as seizures JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 299 LP - 300 DO - 10.1136/emj.2007.046151 VL - 26 IS - 4 AU - A K Shah AU - M Darwent Y1 - 2009/04/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/26/4/299.abstract N2 - Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially fatal condition. The case is presented of a young woman who presented to the emergency department with first-time seizures. On further investigation and corroborated by post-mortem findings, this was found to be a manifestation of PE. The purpose of this report is to highlight to the clinical community that PE can present in a varied fashion and that, because of this, its diagnosis can occasionally be delayed. Vigilance is advised and expert clinical acumen is needed in young non-smoking persons with previously normal respiratory physiology who present with signs and symptoms of respiratory compromise, irrespective of the predominant or masking presentation. ER -