Ictal asystole explained

Ictal asystole is a rare occurrence for patients that have temporal lobe epilepsy.[1] It can often be identified by loss of muscle tone or the presence of bilateral asymmetric jerky limb movements during a seizure, although ECG monitoring is necessary to provide a firm result.[2] Ictal asystole and Ictal bradycardia can cause an epileptic patient to die suddenly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18977426 Video-electrographic and clinical features in patients with ictal asystole
  2. Clinical cues for detecting ictal asystole . 10.1007/s10286-007-0429-9 . 2007 . Ghearing . Gena R. . Munger . Thomas M. . Jaffe . Allan S. . Benarroch . Eduardo E. . Britton . Jeffrey W. . Clinical Autonomic Research . 17 . 4 . 221–226 . 17636369 . free .
  3. 10.1684/epd.2008.0166 . Ictal asystole in temporal lobe epilepsy before and after pacemaker implantation . 2008 . Strzelczyk . Adam . Bauer . Sebastian . Knake . Susanne . Oertel . Wolfgang H. . Hamer . Hajo M. . Rosenow . Felix . Epileptic Disorders . 10 . 1 . 39–44 . 18367431 .

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