title: Cardiac asystole during a temporal lobe seizure.
abstract: The association between temporal lobe seizures and cardiac arrhythmias has been anecdotally reported in the literature. Ictal bradycardia and cardiac asystole are rare, and maybe underestimated. The physiological mechanism is poorly understood. We report a patient with left temporal lobe seizures who developed ictal bradycardia and cardiac asystole during a complex partial seizure and required a subsequent placement of a pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 University Boulevard, UH 1711, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5250, USA. Kcarvalh@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Vicenta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salanova
authors.forename: Omkar N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Markand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine