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]
References[edit]
- ^ Video-electrographic and clinical features in patients with ictal asystole
- ^ Clinical cues for detecting ictal asystole
- ^ Adam Strzelczyk, "Ictal Asystole in temporal lobe epilepsy before and after pacemaker implantation" "Epileptic Disorders", 12/2007