Epilepsy is associated with ventricular alterations following convulsive status epilepticus in children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Convulsive status epilepticus can exert profound cardiovascular effects in adults including ventricular depolarization-repolarization abnormalities. Whether status epilepticus adversely affects ventricular electrical properties in children is less understood. Therefore, we sought to characterize ventricular alterations and the associated clinical factors in children following convulsive status epilepticus.

Methods

We conducted a 2-year retrospective, case-control study. Children between 1 month and 21 years of age were included if they were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with primary diagnosis of convulsive status epilepticus and had 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) within 24 hours of admission. Children with heart disease, ion channelopathy, or on va

SUBMITTER: Ali W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5800777 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature