Interictal epileptiform discharges and asystole.
Epilepsy Res
; 93(2-3): 204-7, 2011 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-21227654
ABSTRACT
We describe a case of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome who had asystole and sinus bradycardia during interictal epileptiform abnormalities on EEG. Video-EEG/EKG monitoring prior to corpus callosotomy recorded consistent prolongation of the R-R interval on the EKG during bursts of epileptiform abnormalities (generalized paroxysmal fast activity), which became transiently more pronounced after surgery. These findings reveal that interictal epileptiform abnormalities may cause significant cardiac arrhythmias in some individuals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Convulsiones
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Epilepsia
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Paro Cardíaco
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epilepsy Res
Asunto de la revista:
CEREBRO
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NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos