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What Causes Slow Heart Rate With Seizures?
My husband is 66 years old and started having simple seizures. Well, after 5 months the neurologist decided to do different tests and she discovered that his heart rates drops through out the day to like 40-42 beats per minute and she said his problem is the heart and once corrected he said his seizures will end. Is that right?
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
transient global cerebral hypoperfusion at the time of bradycardia due to low cardiac output leads to Syncope is a symptom, defined as a transient, self limited loss of consciousness with a relatively rapid onset and usually leading to falling and many times it mimic as seizure ;
you should consult with cardiologist and plan for pacemaker
you should consult with cardiologist and plan for pacemaker
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