Ictal asystole: a rare cause of cardiac arrest

Douglas S Larsen; Azeemuddin Ahmed

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000433900.22000.fd

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Ictal asystole: a rare cause of cardiac arrest

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Ictal asystole: a rare cause of cardiac arrest

Douglas S Larsen and Azeemuddin Ahmed

JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.), Vol.26(9), pp.30-32

09/2013

DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000433900.22000.fd

PMID: 24069669

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Abstract

Ictal asystole, a rare cause of transient cardiac arrest, is triggered by seizure activity. Long-term seizure control and pacemaker implantation can reduce the risk of this complication.

Bradycardia - etiology

Humans

Stroke - diagnosis

Seizures - etiology

Electrocardiography

Heart Arrest - etiology

Stroke - complications

Female

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Title: Subtitle: Ictal asystole: a rare cause of cardiac arrest
Creators: Douglas S Larsen - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA
Azeemuddin Ahmed
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.), Vol.26(9), pp.30-32
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000433900.22000.fd
PMID: 24069669
ISSN: 1547-1896
eISSN: 0893-7400
Language: English
Date published: 09/2013
Academic Unit: Management and Entrepreneurship ; Emergency Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984025292802771

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