Arrhythmogenic seizures.
Arrhythmogenic seizures may represent one of the mechanisms implicated in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Various cardiac changes can be observed during epileptic seizures. However, reports of well-documented, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in the literature are scarce. The pathogenesis of these arrhythmias and speculations about the cortical localization of cardioarrhythmogenic triggers are reviewed.
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Unit of Clinical Epileptology, Canton Hospital of the University of Geneva, Micheli du Crest 24, Geneva, Switzerland.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures