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autoregulatory mechanisms (7,8). It has been
reported that epileptic seizures decrease in individuals
practicing yoga (23). This suggests the
contribution of autonomic nervous system. It is
known that the changes in sympathetic activation
occur before and after epileptic seizures, and thus
changes in blood pressure, heart rate and cardiac
output occur. Also, this situation might be in relation
to mortality in epileptic patients and rats
(23,24). Therefore, it is theoretically possible that
changes in the elastic properties of the aorta may
occur from haemodinamyc changes during or
after seizures. Arteryal stiffness has significant
prediction in patients with heart failure, stoke,
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In conclusion, it appears that the elastic characteristics
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the aorta and an increase of the stiffness. But we
think that more studies are needed in relation to
this subject.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT/DISCLOSURES
Competing interests: none declared.
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