Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents about 25% of deaths in clinical cardiology. The
identification of risk factors for SCD is the philosopher's stone of cardiology and the …

Epileptic networks are intimately connected with the autonomic nervous system, as
exemplified by a plethora of ictal (during a seizure) autonomic manifestations, including …

Abstract Background and Aims Previous evidence has mainly supported transient changes
in cardiac function during interictal or peri-ictal phases in people with epilepsy, but the long …

Epilepsy is a highly prevalent disease characterized by recurrent, spontaneous seizures.
Approximately one-third of epilepsy patients will not achieve seizure freedom with medical …

The influence of the central nervous system and autonomic system on cardiac activity is
being intensively studied, as it contributes to the high rate of cardiologic comorbidities …

People with epilepsy have a three‐fold increased risk of dying prematurely, and a significant
proportion is due to sudden cardiac death or acute myocardial infarctions. The causes of …

Background and Objectives A recent Food and Drug Administration warning concerning an
arrhythmogenic potential of lamotrigine created concern in the neurologic community. This …

The ketogenic diet (KD) is characterized by a diet ratio of 4: 1 fat to non-fat energy sources.
For decades KD has been successfully used to control seizures in epilepsy patients …

In this narrative review, we summarize the current knowledge of neurally mediated blood
pressure (BP) control and discuss how recently described epilepsy-and seizure-related BP …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related
death in patients with refractory epilepsy. Convergent lines of evidence suggest that SUDEP …