Increased prevalence of ECG markers for sudden cardiac arrest in refractory epilepsy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 309-313

  Lamberts, R J ^a   Blom, M T ^b   Novy, J ^c   Belluzzo, M ^c,d   Seldenrijk, A ^e   Penninx, B W ^e   Sander, J W ^a,c   Tan, H L ^b   Thijs, R D ^a,c,f  

^a STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FELBAMATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LAMOTRIGINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; REPOLARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; T WAVE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DRUG RESISTANCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIOMARKERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923206623     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-307772     Document Type: Article

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