Autonomic Dysfunction in Epileptic Patients

Abstract

To investigate autonomic symptoms in different types of epilepsy in comparison to control subjects. To observe whether autonomic symptoms cause possible morbidity and mortality and to make a preliminary remedy Patients and Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for 28 patients diagnosed with epilepsy including 18 patients with complex partial epilepsy (CPE) and 10 patients with primary generalized epilepsy (PJE). Their autonomic symptoms were assessed using the COMPASS-31 questionnaire in comparison to a control group of 18 subjects. Results: No statistically significant differences were found in autonomic dysfunction symptoms between patients with CPE and patients with PJE. However, constipation and insomnia which autonomic symptoms were statistically significantly more common in epileptic patients compared to the control group. Conclusions: It is important to recognize and watch out for symptoms of autonomic dysfunction in patients with epilepsy. We believe that awareness for these symptoms is essential both to reduce associated disability and develop specific treatment strategies and to predict sudden unexpected death in epileptic patients.

El papel de los armenios en la defensa de Irán (desde 1977 hasta 1987).

“…After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran, which suffered a lot of damage due to the revolution, suddenly was attacked and cowardly invaded by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime led by Saddam Hussein, and some parts of the Iran's land were occupied by the aggressive forces. In response, the Armenian people, along their Muslim compatriots, following the leadership of the revolution and maintaining unity and integrity, attended the battlefields and bravely defended their national-religious dignity, and eventually, after eight years of sacrifice and resistance, brought away the victory for Iranian people in a way that such a unity and sympathy have been never seen during the contemporary history in other countries (Özer et al, 2018;Shahbazi & Ardalani, 2018). This descriptive-analytical study try to explain the interaction and cooperation of Armenians in Iran as a minority group with the leadership of the revolution and Iranian Muslims defending the country during the eight years of Iraq's war against Iran in terms of military, technical, engineering, logistic, financial, and supportive aspects.…”