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Cardiovascular response to stress in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: preliminary data.
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Anales de Psicología . oct-dic2021, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p440-448. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Stress is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in the general population. Epilepsy has been considered a suitable model of chronic stress with a higher incidence of cardiovascular mortality than the general population. This study provides preliminary data about cardiovascular response to a cognitive stressor and a neuropsychological assessment in patients with epilepsy. It also explores the relationship between cardiovascular response and cognitive performance, depending on the side of seizure focus. Thirty-five patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, 17 with epileptogenic area (EA) in the left hemisphere (LH) and 18 with EA in the right hemisphere (RH), underwent a cognitive stressor and a neuropsychological assessment. The cardiovascular response was recorded throughout both conditions. Results showed that a long-lasting neuropsychological assessment was capable of producing a hemisphere-modulated cardiovascular response with heart rate (HR) decreases (and R-R interval increases) more pronounced in the LH patients than in the RH patients at the postassessment period (p = .05 and p = .01, respectively). The hemisphere of EA moderated the relationship between cardiovascular response and cognitive performance (for all, p < .03). Our findings may have clinical implications from a preventive perspective since the EA hemisphere may be a relevant factor for coping with stress in people with drug-resistant epilepsy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02129728
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Anales de Psicología
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151943234
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.483021