Response: Implantation/explantation of sEEG electrodes and takotsubo syndrome: Plausible merits of additions to the protocol

Pamela Sarkar^{1

2}, John Graby¹, Paul Walker¹, Leyla Osman¹, Marcus Bradley¹, Marcus Likeman¹, David R Sandeman¹, Kasia A Sieradzan¹, Claire M Rice^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
² Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Egbaston, Birmingham, UK.
³ Clinical Neurosciences, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Comment

Pamela Sarkar et al. Epilepsia Open. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;6(2):450-451.

doi: 10.1002/epi4.12486. Epub 2021 May 12.

Pamela Sarkar^{1

2}, John Graby¹, Paul Walker¹, Leyla Osman¹, Marcus Bradley¹, Marcus Likeman¹, David R Sandeman¹, Kasia A Sieradzan¹, Claire M Rice^{1

3}

¹ Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
² Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Egbaston, Birmingham, UK.
³ Clinical Neurosciences, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

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Conflict of interest statement

None of the authors has any conflict of interest to declare.

Takotsubo stress cardiomyopathy following explantation of sEEG electrodes.
Sarkar P, Graby J, Walker P, Osman L, Bradley M, Likeman M, Sandeman DR, Sieradzan KA, Rice CM. Sarkar P, et al. Epilepsia Open. 2021 Feb 15;6(1):239-243. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12452. eCollection 2021 Mar. Epilepsia Open. 2021. PMID: 33681668 Free PMC article.
Implantation/explantation of sEEG electrodes and takotsubo syndrome: Plausible merits of some additions to the protocol.
Madias JE. Madias JE. Epilepsia Open. 2021 Jun;6(2):449. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12487. Epub 2021 May 4. Epilepsia Open. 2021. PMID: 34033236 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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