From Clinical Misdiagnosis to Electrophysiological Diagnosis: Two Male Asystole Cases.
Clin EEG Neurosci
; 46(3): 230-4, 2015 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Differential diagnosis of epilepsy and syncope may be difficult. Arrhythmias such as asystole, or ventricular fibrillation, may lead to cerebral hypoperfusion mimicking partial or secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. While performing an electroencephalogram (EEG) for epilepsy diagnosis, simultaneous electrocardiogram (ECG) recording may detect cardiac pathology. In this article, through 2 cases, who had cardiac asystole during the EEG, we demonstrate the importance of ECG during EEG. To rule out cardiac pathology in syncope cases, all necessary investigations must be done.
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Síncope
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Eletrocardiografia
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Eletroencefalografia
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Epilepsia
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2015
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