Publication: From Clinical Misdiagnosis to Electrophysiological Diagnosis: Two Male Asystole Cases
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2015-07-01T00:00:00Z
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Guveli, Betul Tekin
GÜRSES, RABİA CANDAN
ÖZDE, CEM
Caglar, Ilker Murat
Cabalar, Murat
KOLUKISA, MEHMET
Yayla, Vildan
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Differential diagnosis of epilepsy and syncope may be difficult. Arrhythmias such as asystole, or ventricular fibrillation, may lead to cerebral hypoperfusion mimicking partial or secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. While performing an electroencephalogram (EEG) for epilepsy diagnosis, simultaneous electrocardiogram (ECG) recording may detect cardiac pathology. In this article, through 2 cases, who had cardiac asystole during the EEG, we demonstrate the importance of ECG during EEG. To rule out cardiac pathology in syncope cases, all necessary investigations must be done.
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Guveli B. T. , GÜRSES R. C. , ÖZDE C., Caglar I. M. , Cabalar M., KOLUKISA M., Yayla V., -From Clinical Misdiagnosis to Electrophysiological Diagnosis: Two Male Asystole Cases-, CLINICAL EEG AND NEUROSCIENCE, cilt.46, ss.230-234, 2015