Interictal cardiac repolarization abnormalities in people with epilepsy.

CONCLUSIONS: Corrected QT interval prolongation (both severe and borderline) was more prevalent among patients with epilepsy, especially if uncontrolled or elderly. Electrocardiogram should be established as a part of the diagnostic workup of epilepsy in order to identify such electrocardiographic abnormality. PMID: 29274604 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29274604?dopt=Abstract

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - December 20, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kishk NA, Sharaf Y, Ebraheim AM, Baghdady Y, Alieldin N, Afify A, Eldamaty A Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research