Sudden unexpected death of epileptic patient due to cardiac arrhythmia after seizure.
Sudden unexpected death (SUD) occurred in an epileptic patient after a seizure. The patient had a witnessed seizure with electrocardiographic evidence of a cardiac arrhythmia. Immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the hospital was ineffective. Autopsy revealed no anatomic cause of death. This case supports a cardiac cause for SUD in this patient. The mechanism of death remains speculative despite its setting in an epilepsy center. The seven-year experience with SUD at the epilepsy center is reviewed.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology