[Genetically determined abnormal electrical activity of the brain and the heart].

Abstract excerpt

Mutations leading to disorders within ion (mainly potassium and sodium) channels, have different degrees of expression in the brain and in the heart, which can cause simultaneous occurrence of disorders in both organs. This is manifested by the occurrence of epileptic seizures and cardiac electrical disturbances, further exacerbated by stimulation of autonomic structures within the central nervous system. In all...

Topics

• Arrhythmias, Cardiac
• Brain
• Central Nervous System Diseases
• Humans
• Ion Channels
• Mutation