Cerebral arrhythmia influencing cardiac rhythm: A case of ictal bradycardia

Partial seizures of temporal origin can be associated with clinically significant tachycardia or bradycardia. Ictal bradycardia and asystole has been implicated in the etiology of sudden unexpected death in epileptic patients (SUDEP). Although symptomatic ictal bradycardia has been relatively well d...

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Published in:Seizure (London, England) England), 2006-09, Vol.15 (6), p.459-461
Main Authors: Almansori, Mohammed, Ijaz, Mohammed, Ahmed, S. Nizam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrhythmia
Autonomic
Bradycardia
Bradycardia - etiology
Death, Sudden - etiology
Electroencephalography
Epilepsies, Partial - complications
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - complications
Humans
Ictal
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker
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Summary:Partial seizures of temporal origin can be associated with clinically significant tachycardia or bradycardia. Ictal bradycardia and asystole has been implicated in the etiology of sudden unexpected death in epileptic patients (SUDEP). Although symptomatic ictal bradycardia has been relatively well described in the literature; information on asymptomatic ictal bradycardia is scarce. We report a case of asymptomatic ictal bradycardia diagnosed during video EEG telemetry that was subsequently implanted with a cardiac pacemaker.
ISSN:1059-1311
1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2006.05.008