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.
Christian Brandt, Corinna Kramme, Hermann Storm, Bernd Pohlmann-Eden
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B June 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.02.047 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | 48-year-old male patient with paroxysmal out-of-body experiences and hallucinations |
| Key findings | Out-of-body experiences and hallucinations in this patient were caused by cardiogenic syncope, diagnosed via event recorder and resolved by pacemaker implantation. |
Abstract
Out-of-body experience (OBE) and visual and auditory hallucinations can occur in a variety of medical conditions. We describe a 48-year-old male patient who experienced several paroxysmal events with different combinations of the aforementioned symptoms that could finally be attributed to cardiogenic syncope after subcutaneous implantation of an event recorder and that ceased after implantation of a cardiac pacemaker. Hallucinations and OBE are well-known phenomena in syncope. The special purpose of this report is to highlight the crucial role of implantation of the event recorder in establishing the diagnosis and the additional support of the diagnosis by the cessation after implanting the cardiac pacemaker.