Out-of-body experience and auditory and visual hallucinations in a patient with cardiogenic syncope: Crucial role of cardiac event recorder in establishing the diagnosis.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B June 1, 2009 Christian Brandt, Corinna Kramme, Hermann Storm et al.
A 48-year-old man experienced repeated episodes combining out-of-body experiences, visual hallucinations, and auditory hallucinations. These events were ultimately diagnosed as cardiogenic syncope after a subcutaneous event recorder was implanted. The symptoms stopped completely after a cardiac pacemaker was implanted. The report emphasizes that the event recorder was essential for making the correct diagnosis and that the cessation of symptoms after pacemaker implantation confirmed it.