Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 30(11):1416–1419, NOVEMBER 2007
PMID: 17976111
Issn Print: 0147-8389
Publication Date: November 2007
Asystole Induced by Partial Seizures: A Rare Cause of Syncope
VALERIA CARINCI;GAETANO BARBATO;ANNA BALDRATI;GIUSEPPE DI PASQUALE;
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From the Departments of Cardiology and *Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Abstract
The clinical distinction between cardiovascular and epileptic causes of loss of consciousness is sometimes difficult, but becomes challenging when a primary epileptic seizure secondarily causes an asystole. Epilepsy can be correlated to severe bradycardia or asystole. The syndrome is called the ictal bradycardia syndrome. Ictal bradycardia and asystole have been implicated in the etiology of sudden unexpected death in epileptic patients (SUDEP). We present a case of traumatic syncope during an epileptic disorder ab esordio and we discuss the related literature.
