Apnoea and bradycardia during epileptic seizures: relation to sudden death in epilepsy.
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & PsychiatryPublished 1 March 1996Open access
Lina Nashef, F Walker, Penny Allen, Josemir W. Sander, Simon Shorvon, D. R. Fish
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The occurrence of bradycardia in association with apnoea suggests the involvement of cardiorespiratory reflexes in epilepsy, and similar mechanisms may operate in cases of sudden death in epilepsy.
Abstract
Ictal apnoea was often seen. The occurrence of bradycardia in association with apnoea suggests the involvement of cardiorespiratory reflexes. Similar mechanisms may operate in cases of sudden death in epilepsy.
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