Ictal asystole: a case presentation
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Ictal asystole as the first presentation of epilepsy: A case report and systematic literature review☆
We report the case of a 69-year-old woman who presented with recurring episodes of mental confusion/dizziness followed by loss of consciousness, intense pallor, and sweating. Cardiologic investigations were unremarkable. The electroencephalogram recorded during one typical episode allowed the demonstration of a right frontotemporal seizure with progressive bradycardia leading to a 9-second asys...
متن کاملBrain seizes, heart ceases: a case of ictal asystole.
Epileptic seizures commonly result in changes of cardiac rate. Although tachycardias are much more frequent, ictal bradycardia and asystole may be life threatening and contribute to the syndrome of sudden unexplained death in epileptic patients. DiVerentiation between primary cardiac and cerebrogenic bradyarrhythmia is possible with the use of simultaneous EEG and ECG recording. The correct ide...
متن کاملIctal asystole and ictal syncope: insights into clinical management.
BACKGROUND Ictal asystole is a rare, serious, and often treatable cause of syncope. There are currently limited data to guide management. Characterization of ictal syncope predictors may aid in the selection of high-risk patients for treatments such as pacemakers. METHODS AND RESULTS We searched our epilepsy monitoring unit database from October 2003 to July 2013 for all patients with ictal a...
متن کاملRecurrence risk of ictal asystole in epilepsy
OBJECTIVE To determine the recurrence risk of ictal asystole (IA) and its determining factors in people with epilepsy. METHODS We performed a systematic review of published cases with IA in 3 databases and additionally searched our local database for patients with multiple seizures simultaneously recorded with ECG and EEG and at least one IA. IA recurrence risk was estimated by including all ...
متن کاملIctal asystole secondary to suspected herpes simplex encephalitis: a case report
Herpes simplex virus is a leading cause of sporadic encephalitis. While seizures are a common feature of Herpes simplex virus encephalitis, and periods of asystole have been reported in Herpes simplex virus patients, there have been no prior reports of ictal asystole secondary to such an infection.This case report describes a 33 year old, previously healthy, gentleman of Malaysian descent, with...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Neurology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-018-1105-5