Evidence of cardiac ischemia during seizures in drug refractory epilepsy patients
- 11 February 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 60 (3) , 492-495
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000042090.13247.48
Abstract
The authors investigated whether patients with drug refractory epilepsy have cardiovascular abnormalities that might be related to a high frequency of sudden death. Twenty-three subjects underwent comprehensive cardiovascular evaluations before and during video-EEG monitoring. ST-segment depression occurred in 40% and was associated with a higher maximum heart rate during seizures. These data suggest that cardiac ischemia may occur in these patients.Keywords
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