Key result
A single spontaneous tonic-clonic convulsion caused plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations to rise sharply within 30 minutes and then decline rapidly.
Why the study?
Does a single spontaneous tonic-clonic convulsion increase plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations in patients?
Observational (n=17)
Does a single spontaneous tonic-clonic convulsion increase plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations in patients?
Spontaneous tonic-clonic seizures cause a sharp, transient increase in plasma catecholamines that may be large enough to have cardiovascular or metabolic consequences.
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May prompt post-seizure cardiac monitoring in vulnerable patients; leaves open causal role in SUDEP.
Simon et al. (1984) conducted an observational in Spontaneous tonic-clonic convulsion (n=17). Spontaneous tonic-clonic convulsion was evaluated on Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations. A single spontaneous tonic-clonic convulsion caused plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations to rise sharply within 30 minutes and then decline rapidly.
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