Echocardiography in epilepsy: A tool to be explored

Guilherme L Fialho^{1

2}, Peter Wolf^{2

3

4}, Roger Walz^{2

3

5}, Katia Lin^{2

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Division, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
² Medical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
³ Neurology Division, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
⁴ Danish Epilepsy Center, Dianalund, Denmark.
⁵ Center for Applied Neurosciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.

Comment

Guilherme L Fialho et al. Epilepsia. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;62(5):1285-1286.

doi: 10.1111/epi.16879. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Guilherme L Fialho^{1

2}, Peter Wolf^{2

3

4}, Roger Walz^{2

3

5}, Katia Lin^{2

3

5}

¹ Cardiology Division, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
² Medical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
³ Neurology Division, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
⁴ Danish Epilepsy Center, Dianalund, Denmark.
⁵ Center for Applied Neurosciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: biomarker; cardiac; refractory epilepsy; strain.

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Response: Let us not miss the forest for the trees. Reply to "Echocardiography in epilepsy: A tool to be explored".
Frank LH, Schreiber JM, Kroner BL, Bumbut A, Ismail MO, Gaillard WD. Frank LH, et al. Epilepsia. 2021 May;62(5):1287-1288. doi: 10.1111/epi.16881. Epub 2021 Mar 23. Epilepsia. 2021. PMID: 33755999 No abstract available.

Children with refractory epilepsy demonstrate alterations in myocardial strain.
Schreiber JM, Frank LH, Kroner BL, Bumbut A, Ismail MO, Gaillard WD. Schreiber JM, et al. Epilepsia. 2020 Oct;61(10):2234-2243. doi: 10.1111/epi.16652. Epub 2020 Oct 14. Epilepsia. 2020. PMID: 33053223 Free PMC article.