Impaired Baroreflex Sensitivity after Bilateral Convulsive Seizures in Patients with Focal Epilepsy

Impaired Baroreflex Sensitivity after Bilateral Convulsive Seizures in Patients with Focal Epilepsy

BackgroundSudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is probably due to an autonomic failure in the early postictal phase after bilateral convulsive seizures (BCS) in the majority of cases. The baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is an established and reliable biomarker of autonomic function and sudden ca...

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Main Authors: Kevin G. Hampel, Christian E. Elger, Rainer Surges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
epileptic seizures
autonomic nervous system
systemic blood pressure
heart rate
mortality
sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00210/full

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