title: [Epileptic asystole - a case report].
abstract: We present a case of a 45 year-old woman with epilepsy diagnosed 24 years earlier. Epilepsy was confirmed by EEG and many seizures episodes were treated with different combination of anticonvulsive drugs. A 24-h Holter ECG monitoring revealed an episode of asystole lasting 82 s. The pacemaker was implanted and antiepileptic therapy with valproic acid chrono (1800 mg/d.) was continued. We review in this article present data on arrhythmic epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Internistyczno-Kardiologiczny, Szpital Specjalistyczny, Gorlice. kukla_piotr@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kukla
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jastrzębski
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czamara
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bryniarski
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Przyprawa
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bałajewicz
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid