Peri-ictal atrioventricular conduction block in a patient with a lesion in the left insula: Case report and review of the literature

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 347-349

  Surges, Rainer ^a   Scott, Catherine A ^a   Walker, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asystole; Atrioventricular block; Autonomic function; Cardiac arrhythmia; Insula; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; DIZZINESS; ECG ABNORMALITY; EPILEPTIC AURA; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYNCOPE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIZZINESS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 70349807874     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.036     Document Type: Article

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