BRADYCARDIA AND ASYSTOLE INDUCED BY PARTIAL SEIZURES - A CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

Authors
DEVINSKY O PACIA S TATAMBHOTLA G
Citation
O. Devinsky et al., BRADYCARDIA AND ASYSTOLE INDUCED BY PARTIAL SEIZURES - A CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW, Neurology, 48(6), 1997, pp. 1712-1714
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
48
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1712 - 1714
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1997)48:6<1712:BAAIBP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Bradyarrhythmias associated with partial seizures are uncommon, with m ost reported patients having temporal lobe seizure foci on scalp EEG r ecordings. We report a patient with bradycardia and sinus arrest durin g a complex partial seizure documented during bilateral subdural EEG a nd EEG and simultaneous video and EEG recordings. The seizure began in the left temporal lobe and spread to the right temporal region, with bradycardia occurring 55 seconds after ictal onset and asystole after 60 seconds.