(Post)ictal atrial fibrillation
| (Post)ictal AF with vEEG (n=3) | Reported in n cases | (Post)ictal AF without vEEG (n=10) | Reported in n cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 22, 34 | 2 | 37 (16) | 10 |
| Gender | 0 | 90% male | 10 | |
| Type of epilepsy | 2 focal epilepsy, 1 GGE | 3 | 5 focal epilepsy, 3 GGE | 8 |
| Epilepsy duration (years) | 6, 34 | 2 | 7 (0–25) SD 10.3 | 7 |
| Seizure frequency | 1/year, 1/week | 2 | 3/year, 3/week | 2 |
| Seizure type | 1 GTCS, 1 fbCS, 1 FDS | 3 | 50% fbCS, 50% GTCS | 10 |
| Start of AF in postictal phase | 2 | 3 | ||
| Duration of AF | 10 s, 55 s, >110 s | 3 | 1.5–25 h | 9 |
| Normal MRI | 0 | 57% | 7 | |
| Cardiac history | 0% | 2 | 14% | 7 |
| EEG seizure onset | Non loc, LT, Gen | 3 | 0 |
Results are presented as percentiles, mean (SD) or median (25th–75th centile).
AF, atrial fibrillation; fbCS, focal seizure evolving to bilateral convulsive seizure; FDS, focal dyscognitive seizure; Gen, generalised; GGE, genetic generalised epilepsy; GTCS, generalised tonic clonic seizure; LT, left temporal; non loc, non-localising; vEEG, vedio-EEG.