Cardiac asystole during a temporal lobe seizure

被引:21
作者
Carvalho, KS [1 ]
Salanova, V [1 ]
Markand, ON [1 ]
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
来源
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY | 2004年 / 13卷 / 08期
关键词
asystote; epilepsy; temporal lobe; partial seizure;
D O I
10.1016/j.seizure.2004.01.004
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
The association between temporal lobe seizures and cardiac arrhythmias has been anecdotally reported in the literature. Ictal bradycardia and cardiac asystole are rare, and maybe underestimated. The physiological mechanism is poorly understood. We report a patient with left temporal lobe seizures who developed ictal bradycardia and cardiac asystole during a complex partial seizure and required a subsequent placement of a pacemaker. (C) 2004 BEA Trading Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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