Association of cardiovascular risk factors and troponin elevation after generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

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Troponins are very sensitive biomarkers of myocardial injury. Conflicting data regarding elevation of troponin levels following a generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizure have been reported. In this study we hypothesized that troponin elevation after a GTC seizure occurs more frequently in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Seizure

Title: Seizure

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-2688

ISSN (Print): 1059-1311

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2014

Volume: 23

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: af25@aub.edu.lb.

[2 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: wn13@aub.edu.lb.

[3 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: ymakke@gmail.com.

[4 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: sfatweh@aub.edu.lb.

[5 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: jaafar.wazne@hotmail.com.

[6 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: maher_arabi@hotmail.com.

[7 ] Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: ab29@aub.edu.lb.

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Publisher Item ID: S1059-1311(13)00312-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.11.006

PubMed ID: 24326042

SO-VID: ada861d9-810e-4131-8176-c2b516beb36b

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Keywords: Cardiovascular risk factors,Troponin,Myocardial ischemia,Generalized tonic-clonic seizure,Epilepsy

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Keywords: Cardiovascular risk factors, Troponin, Myocardial ischemia, Generalized tonic-clonic seizure, Epilepsy

Association of cardiovascular risk factors and troponin elevation after generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

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