Do atmospheric pressure changes influence seizure occurrence in the epilepsy monitoring unit?

被引：9

作者：

Doherty, M. J. ^{[1
]}

Kim, Wonsuk ^{[2
,3
]}

Youn, C. E. ^{[1
]}

Haltiner, A. M. ^{[1
]}

Oakley, J. C. ^{[2
,3
]}

Drane, D. L. ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Miller, J. W. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Swedish Epilepsy Ctr, Seattle, WA 98122 USA

[2] Univ Washington, Dept Neurol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[3] Univ Washington, UW Reg Epilepsy Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[4] Emory Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Atlanta, GA USA

来源：

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR | 2009年 / 16卷 / 01期

关键词：

Epilepsy; Nonepileptic; Barometric; Psychogenic; Hyperbaric;

D O I：

10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.06.023

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

In a prior study of epilepsy and atmospheric pressure, we were able to show a small association between changes in atmospheric pressure and increased seizure frequency in consecutive patients with epilepsy undergoing video telemetry. In this study, we used a larger data set of similar patients undergoing telemetry at another Seattle institution, and examined the possible impact of atmospheric pressure (AP) changes on seizure onset in subtypes of seizures (focal, generalized, and nonepileptic). Comparisons were made between AP score at time of seizure onset and AP score at selected time ranges prior to the event (hour of seizure and 3, 6, and 24 hours prior) and a random sample of AP scores collected over similar time frames using nonparametric testing with correction for multiple comparisons. We could find no evidence to Suggest atmospheric pressure changes made seizure occurrence more likely in any of the seizure groups across any of the time periods. (c) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：80 / 81

页数：2

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