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The Heartbeat Evoked Potential and the prediction of functional seizure semiology

2025-07-28 neurology Title + abstract only
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Functional seizures (FS) are common, and distinguishing FS from epileptic seizures (ES) can be challenging despite video telemetry (VT), and the pathophysiology is not well-understood. The heartbeat evoked potential (HEP) reflects the central processing of cardiac signals and bodily attention. Our group previously demonstrated that HEP amplitude may differentiate FS from ES. Here, we sought to replicate these HEP findings in an independent sample and test if HEP can characterise semiological sub...

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