| Ictal asystole: case report with review of literature. | |
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PMID: 22998002 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Cardiac arrhythmias are frequently observed during epileptic seizures. Mostly they are benign, but severe bradycardia and asystole occur in 0.27-0.5% of patients who have seizures on video-EEG monitoring units. Especially patients with partial seizures involving the insular, orbital frontal and anterior temporal lobe regions, are at risk. Ictal bradycardia could be a cause of SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy) and pacemaker insertion might therefore improve survival in selected cases, although more research is needed to prove this. We present a case of prolonged ictal asystole in a patient with newly diagnosed partial epilepsy originating from the temporal lobe. |
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Thomas Marynissen; Nelly Govers; Tom Vydt |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Acta cardiologica Volume: 67 ISSN: 0001-5385 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Cardiol Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-09-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370570 Medline TA: Acta Cardiol Country: Belgium |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 461-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Dept. of Cardiology, St.-Maarten Hospital, Mechelen and Duffel, Belgium. thomas.marynissen@student.kuleuven.be |
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