Manifested U‐Waves Prior to Seizure Attacks in a Patient Who Had Remote Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Report
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to unpredictable demise of a person following a seizure. Electroencephalograms can directly measure electrical activity in the brain; however, it cannot predict when seizures will occur. The use of electrocardiograms (ECGs) to monitor changes in brain electrical activity has gained attention, recently. In this case report, we retrospectively reviewed ECGs taken before and after seizure activity in a 75-year-old male who had a remote subarachnoid hemorrhage. Interestingly, U-waves appeared prior to his seizures and disappeared afterward, which suggests ECGs can be used to predict epilepsy in a certain population.
Authors
- Isik Turker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-3499)
- Takao Urabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-0010)
- Tomohiko Ai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-0227)
- Masao Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7062-6773)
- Ken Okamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9093-8796)
- Shusuke Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-6705)
- Nao Kaneko
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University (JP)
- Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anec.70014
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science