Heart rate changes during partial seizures: A study amongst Singaporean patients

BMC Neurology

Table 4 Comparison of the literature studying heart rate changes during partial seizures

Reference	Number	Gender ratio	Mean Age	Seizure Lateralisation	Tachycardia	Bradycardia
	of		(years)		%	%
	Seizures
Current study	37	20 M:17F	44 (18–80)	13 R, 18L, 6BL	43	16
12	47	11 M: 6 F	32 (18–43)	N.A.	91	10
2	67	15 M: 11 F	33 (14–75)	21 R, 21 L, 24 BL	92^*	36^*
5	36	23 M: 13	38 (1–78)	15 R, 16L, 5BL	95	17
10	127	N.A.	N.A.	38 R, 43 L, 46 others #	82.5	3.3

R = Right Hemisphere, L = Left Hemisphere, BL = Bilateral N.A.= Data not available ^* No clear definition of heart rate change is provided # 39 of the seizures were frontal lobe, 3 of occipital and 4 of parietal lobe origin, lateralisation was not stated. Tachycardia is defined as an increase of 10 bpm or more. Bradycardia is defined as a decrease of 10 bpm or more.

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