Abstract

INTRODUCTION

We are aimed to evaluate the left ventricular diastolic function of the patients who are newly diagnosed and not yet treated with idiopathic generalized epilepsy by using tissue doppler eimaging.

METHODS

The study was included the 31 patients who were newly diagnosed as idiopathic generalized epilepsy and not yet treated. In this study 29 healthy children enrolled as control group who were similar in age and gender of the patients.In this study 29 healthy children enrolled as control group who were similar in age and gender of the patients. Transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic examinations of patients was performed.

RESULTS

There was not significant differences between patients and control groups were assessed with conventional echocardiographic variables (p> 0.05). Measurement of right ventricular isovolumic contraction time of case and control groups with tissue doppler imaging was found shorter in the patient group and comparing with the control group in terms of İVCT values were found statistically significant. Measurements of the differences between medial wall of the annulus systolic peak velocity and the differences between IVCT (p <0.05) were significant in case and control groups. These parameters for explaining the lowness of İVCT as sistolic dysfunction, we need more comprehensive studies.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

The diastolic functions in our patients may have not yet affected because the mean age of our patients is younger, and the diagnosis time of seizure frequency is newly. Therefore to show the effect of epilepsy on diastolic function in children,more comprehensive at longer duration studies with drug resistant epileptic children are needed.