Ictal bradycardia followed by cardiac asystole: A case report

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-264

  Mondon, Karl ^a   Charbonnier, Bernard ^b   Hommet, Caroline ^a   Corcia, Philippe ^a   Autret, Alain ^a   De Toffol, Bertrand ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Epileptic seizure; Sinus arrest; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ICTAL BRADYCARDIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SEIZURES;

EID: 0036925622     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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