Physiologic autonomic arousal heralds motor manifestations of seizures in nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: Implications for pathophysiology

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-262

  Calandra Buonaura, Giovanna ^a   Toschi, Nicola ^b   Provini, Federica ^a   Corazza, Ivan ^a   Bisulli, Francesca ^a   Barletta, Giorgio ^a   Vandi, Stefano ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a   Guerrisi, Maria ^b   Tinuper, Paolo ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic arousal; Heart rate variability; Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy; Phase of transitory activation; Seizure motor onset; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOCTURNAL FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP STAGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857231362     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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