Abstract
Introduction: The Insertable Loop Recorder (ILR) has emerged as an important new tool in the diagnostic armamentarium for patients with syncope.
Methods and Results: A case report illustrates how the ILR unexpectedly led to the diagnosis of seizure as the explanation for a man's recurrent, but infrequent episodes of sudden loss of consciousness.
Conclusions: This case raises the possibility that the development of implantable recording devices which monitor physiologic parameters other than cardiac rhythm (eg. brain, nerve or muscle activity) may provide the long-term monitoring capability needed to improve the diagnostic yield for conditions, such as seizures, which occur infrequently.
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Simpson, C.S., Barlow, M.A., Krahn, A.D. et al. Recurrent Seizure Diagnosed by the Insertable Loop Recorder. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 4, 475–479 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009804429745
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009804429745