Frequency of peri-ictal apnea and cardiac arrhythmias in epileptic seizures

Frequency of peri-ictal apnea and cardiac arrhythmias in epileptic seizures

Abstract Background Available data from witnessed and monitored sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) cases postulate that ictal central apnea (ICA) and ictal arrhythmias are the main causes of SUDEP. ICA is a frequent semiological feature of focal epilepsy and occasionally the only clinical m...

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Main Authors: Rady Yousif, M. Ossama Abdulghani, A. Gaber, Naglaa El Khayat, Y. A. Abo Elnaga, Mona Mokhtar Wahid El Din
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Epilepsy
Central apnea
Arrhythmia
SUDEP
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00295-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00295-3

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