Open AccessCardiac Effects of Seizures
Author(s) -
Nei Maromi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
epilepsy currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1535-7511
pISSN - 1535-7597
DOI - 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01303.x
Subject(s) - asystole , medicine , epilepsy , ictal , syncope (phonology) , cardiology , anesthesia , sudden cardiac death , psychiatry
Seizures frequently affect the heart rate and rhythm. In most cases, seizure‐related cardiac changes are transient and do not appear to cause clinically significant abnormalities for the patient. Great interest in this area of research has been generated because of a possible connection with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). While there are clear, but rare complications from seizure‐related cardiac arrhythmias, such as ictal asystole that causes syncope, the overall risk of seizures on cardiac status and any potential connection between seizures and SUDEP still remain uncertain.