Long-term cardiac rhythm and repolarization abnormalities in refractory focal and generalized epilepsy.
Epilepsia
; 53(8): e137-40, 2012 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
This prospective study evaluated 19 individuals with refractory focal or generalized epilepsy utilizing an implantable cardiac loop recorder. Recording averaged 15 months (range 12-19 months) in 18 patients and 1.5 months in one patient. A median of 37 seizures per patient (range 3-657) occurred, with 1,477 seizures total. Cardiac arrhythmias and repolarization abnormalities occurred frequently (in 42% of patients) in refractory epilepsy, particularly during generalized tonic-clonic and tonic seizures. Patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome may be at high risk for cardiac abnormalities.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arritmias Cardíacas
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Epilepsias Parciais
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Epilepsia Generalizada
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epilepsia
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos