Neurol. praxi. 2011;12(2):138-141

Ictal bradycardia and asystole in patients with focal epilepsy - a retrospective study

doc.MUDr.Robert Kuba, Ph.D.1,2, MUDr.Nikola Vojvodic, Ph.D.3, MUDr.Ivana Tyrlíková2, prof.MUDr.Milan Brázdil, Ph.D.1,2, prof.MUDr.Ivan Rektor, CSc.1,2
1 Výzkumná skupina pro behaviorální a sociální neurovědy, Středoevropský technologický institut (CEITEC),

We retrospectively analyzed the data of all patients with focal epilepsy who underwent a video EEG test at the Brno Epilepsy Centre during

a period of two years (from 2/2008 to 2/2010). A total of 193 patients and 894 seizures were analyzed. We evaluated the ECG 1 minute

prior to the seizure, during the seizure and 3 minutes post-seizure. Ictal bradycardia or asystole was found in three patients (1,5 %) and

eight seizures (0,9 %). One patient (2 seizures) had ictal bradycardia and two patients (6 seizures) had ictal asystole.

Keywords: focal epilepsy, bradycardia, asystole

Published: June 1, 2011  Show citation

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Kuba R, Vojvodic N, Tyrlíková I, Brázdil M, Rektor I. Ictal bradycardia and asystole in patients with focal epilepsy - a retrospective study. Neurol. praxi. 2011;12(2):138-141.
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