Asystole in focal epilepsy complicating a traumatic subdural hematoma

نویسندگان

  • Yuk-Ming Lau
  • Chi-Hung Lo
  • Kathy Lai-Fun Lee
  • Chu-Pak Lau
چکیده

Ictal asystole due to sinus node suppression is a cause of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy. Here, for the first time, we describe a complete atrioventricular nodal block in a patient with non-compressive traumatic subdural hematoma, who developed ictal asystole as a delayed presentation. A leadless VVI pacemaker (ventricular paced, ventricular sensed, and pacing inhibited in response to a sensed beat) was implanted as a preventive measure against seizure-related heart block.

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دوره 33  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017