Why the study?
Does cardiac pacing reduce seizure-related falls and morbidity in patients with ictal asystole?
Population
7 patients with ictal asystole who underwent cardiac pacing at a single institution between 1990 and 2004
Comparison
Cardiac pacing (pacemaker implantation) vs Pre-pacemaker implantation
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May reduce falls in ictal asystole; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Does cardiac pacing reduce seizure-related falls and morbidity in patients with ictal asystole?
Cardiac pacing significantly reduces seizure-related falls and associated morbidities in patients with ictal asystole.
Moseley et al. (2011) studied this question.
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