title: Coital (cardiac) convulsions: case report of a unique presentation of complete heart block.
abstract: A 55-year-old man presented with the acute onset of seizures occurring during the post orgasmic phase of sexual intercourse. Evaluation for brain neoplasm was negative. During the hospital stay, the patient developed status epilepticus during which electrocardiogram documented complete heart block. The seizure disorder was corrected with the insertion of a permanent epicardial pacemaker.
mesh_terms: D003075:Coitus; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*