Clinical considerations on the relationship between epilepsy and cardiovascular diseases
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: There have been reports regarding higher risk of unexpected death in epileptic patients. The aim of this review is to investigate causes of epilepsy-related death with special attention to cardiovascular mechanisms. Due to their high incidence among the general population, epilepsy and cardiovascular diseases are likely to coexist in a certain proportion of patients. The effect of calcium channel antagonists - representing drugs commonly used in cardiac pathology - on seizure control is also discussed on the basis of available experimental data.
Institution: Medical University of Lublin
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W211110437
