title: Brain controls the heart: a case of ictal asystole.
abstract: Ictal asystole is a rare complication of epileptic seizures and is frequently unrecognized by non-neurologists. We describe a case of ictal asystole as first clinical manifestation of unknown temporal lobe epilepsy and we discuss epidemiologic, pathophysiologic and therapeutic features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium. Pierre.Sprimont@uclouvain.be
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sprimont
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ossemann
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blommaert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male