Clustering syncope in a young male with temporal lobe seizures.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2006
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 687–689
- Identifiers
- PMID: 16836783
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
We report the case of a male aged 2 years 6 months with left temporal lobe epilepsy who presented with ictal bradycardia syndrome leading to asystole. The clinical presentation was remarkable for the occurrence of clustering syncope. A seizure was recorded on a video electroencephalogram- electrocardiogram and analyzed. A cardiac pacemaker was implanted and antiepileptic drug treatment was initiated. We suggest that clustering of syncope is an important feature in the presentation of epilepsy in a young child.