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Heart Obeys the Brain: Seizure Ceases Cardiac Rhythm
Author(s) -
WOLBER THOMAS,
NAMDAR MEHDI,
DURU FIRAT
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02712.x
Subject(s) - asystole , medicine , ictal , epilepsy , rhythm , cardiology , pathophysiology , anesthesia , neuroscience , psychiatry , biology
Ictal asystole is a rare phenomenon which may contribute to sudden death during epilepsy. Here we describe a case of a 20‐year‐old woman with ictal asystole and normal findings during electrophysiologic study. This case illustrates that ictal asystole may occur in patients with electrically normal hearts. We provide pathophysiologic considerations and discuss therapeutic options. (PACE 2010; e72–e75)