Cardiogenic syncope in temporal lobe epileptic seizures
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Iani C, Colicchio G, Attanasio A, Mattia D, and Manfredi M (1997) Cardiogenic syncope in temporal lobe epileptic seizures. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 63:2 259–60.
First Paragraph: Cardiac arrhythmias may cause syncopal attacks masquerading as epilepsy. Conversely, epileptic seizures can induce tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias (and rarely, as a result, fainting). DiVerentiating between these two possibilities may prove diYcult without concomitant ECG and EEG recording.