The ictal bradycardia syndrome: A case report

Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2015 Jun 2:4:9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2015.04.002. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

We report a case of a 56-year-old man affected by frontal lobe seizures who has developed bradycardia followed by asystole. The patient had a positive family history for epilepsy. In fact, the mother, brothers, and one sister had epilepsy. Furthermore, the patient's two brothers suddenly died of unspecified heart disease at the ages of 26 and 53, respectively. The patient also experienced syncope once or twice a year. Three similar epileptic seizures, without the recurrence of asystole, were registered after pacemaker implantation.

Keywords: Asystole; Epileptic seizure; Ictal bradycardia; Pacemaker; Syncope.