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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with seizures. However, an echocardiogram may be helpful in preventing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) by looking for any functional or structural abnormality of the heart.

Echocardiography/Ultrasound

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name].

OR

Echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an echocardiography/ultrasound suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:

• [Finding 1]
• [Finding 2]
• [Finding 3]

OR

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name]. However, an echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:

• [Complication 1]
• [Complication 2]
• [Complication 3]