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How does epilepsy and seizures affect your heart?

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Sudden death in epi: During a seizure like tonic clonic heart rate and BP increase-- so depending on duration of seizure and its cause the effect on heart may be none or serious some seizures in sleep cause death either from vomiting aspiration, or heart irregularities.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 5/21/2016

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