Carotid sinus syndrome masquerading as treatment resistant epilepsy

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 900, 2000, Pages 656-657

  Parry, S W ^a   Kenny, R A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial; Carotid sinus; Epilepsy; Pacing; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CLONAZEPAM; ENALAPRIL; PHENYTOIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY RESISTANCE;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0033782577     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.900.656     Document Type: Article

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