TY - JOUR T1 - Controlled study of 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring in patients with transient neurological symptoms. JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 37 LP - 41 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.43.1.37 VL - 43 IS - 1 AU - L M Luxon AU - A Crowther AU - M J Harrison AU - D J Coltart Y1 - 1980/01/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/43/1/37.abstract N2 - Sixty unselected patients with transient neurological symptoms underwent 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. Haemodynamically significant arrhythmias were observed in 32% of patients, but in only 3% of an age- and sex-matched control group. Nine patients received specific anti-arrhythmic therapy, which resulted in marked symptomatic improvement in each case. It is argued that 24-hour ECG monitoring is a valuable diagnostic tool in the investigation of transient neurological symptoms. ER -