Electrical storm in the brain and in the heart: Epilepsy and Brugada syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1167-1173

  Sandorfi, Gabor ^a   Clemens, Bela ^b   Csanadi, Zoltan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Kenezy Korhaz Rendelointezet   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; ION CHANNEL; OXCARBAZEPINE; PROCAINAMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHANNELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG RESPONSE; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84888591759     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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