title: Ictal asystole and eating reflex seizures with temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: Both ictal asystole and eating reflex seizures are rare conditions that are closely related to temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Patients exhibiting these two conditions simultaneously have not been previously reported. We describe two unusual cases in which patients with left TLE were confirmed to have ictal asystole and eating epilepsy by video-electroencephalographic monitoring. As the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these conditions are unknown, the association between ictal asystole and eating reflex seizures may be coincidental or may suggest an elusive common mechanism in association with TLE. In addition, combined electrocardiography monitoring and cardiac evaluation are recommended for patients with TLE and unexplained collapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Kee
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Heyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Keun-Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Soon-Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Sang Kun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004435:Eating; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*