Why the study?
What are the electrocardiographic changes and incidence of high-risk cardiac arrhythmias during electrographic seizures?
Population
45 patients who experienced 106 electrographic seizures
Comparison
Simultaneous 24-hour electroencephalographic… vs Preictal baseline (1 minute preictally)
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Ictal tachycardia without high-risk arrhythmias in seizures supports low arrhythmia burden; leaves open their contribution to SUDEP.
What are the electrocardiographic changes and incidence of high-risk cardiac arrhythmias during electrographic seizures?
Ictal tachycardia is common during electrographic seizures, but high-risk cardiac arrhythmias are uncommon, suggesting they may not be a primary cause of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Keilson et al. (1989) studied this question.