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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 5;3(4):354-356.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.6.43173. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Cardiac Arrhythmia Following an Epileptic Seizure

Hani I Kuttab  1 , Elizabeth A Harris  1 , Katie L Tataris  1 , James Tao  1 , David G Beiser  1
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Case Reports

Cardiac Arrhythmia Following an Epileptic Seizure

Hani I Kuttab et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .

Abstract

Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to a death in a patient with epilepsy that is not due to trauma, drowning, status epilepticus, or another apparent cause. Although the pathophysiology of SUDEP is incompletely understood, growing evidence supports the role of seizure-associated arrhythmias as a potential etiology. We present a unique case of a patient presenting with ventricular tachycardia shortly following a seizure, along with corresponding laboratory data. Awareness of high risk arrhythmias in seizure patients could lead to advances in understanding pathophysiology and treatment of this complication of seizure disorder and ultimately prevention of SUDEP.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Rhythm strip demonstrating ventricular tachycardia (monomorphic). Heart rate = 143 beats per minute.
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Rhythm strip demonstrating ventricular tachycardia (polymorphic). Heart rate = 172 beats per minute.
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