| Literature DB >> 30532856 |
Ignacio Gil-Ortega1, Beatriz Garrido-Corro2, Milagros Gil-Ortega3, Maria Lorenza Fortuna-Alcaraz4.
Abstract
We present the case of a patient with syncope with repetition over 12 years, with a clinical profile not clearly related with a cardiogenic origin, who was studied by several medical specialties without any accurate diagnosis. After subcutaneous loop recorder implantation, we were able to demonstrate how seizures acted as a trigger in the genesis of an exaggerated cardio inhibitory reflex. A new entity has been described, known as "ictal asystole", in patients with focal epilepsy mostly from the temporal lobes and has been implicated as a cardiac cause of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy. We think this case could add new information about some patients who are at high risk of death but they are misdiagnosed.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiac asystole; Pacemaker; SUDEP; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Tradycardia
Year: 2011 PMID: 30532856 PMCID: PMC6265108 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.02.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiol Cases ISSN: 1878-5409