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Clustering syncope in a young male with temporal lobe seizures.

Authors
  • Dubois-Teklali, Fanny
  • Nguyen-Morel, Marie-Ange
  • Vadot, Wilfried
  • Douchin, Stephanie
  • Defaye, Pascal
  • Vercueil, Laurent
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.

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