Research Article

Evaluation of Heart Rate Variation Analysis during Rest and Tilting in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Table 4

The change in heart rate variation from supine to standing position in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and the control subjects. The -value presents the differences between all patients and the control subjects.

Measure/
variable (ms2)
Patients with refractory TLEPatients with well-controlled TLEAll patientsControl subjectsP-value (interaction)

TP173 (438)243 (222)208 (344)504 (596)0.01
HF−46 (175)−70 (122)−58 (149)−68 (282)0.85
LF157 (231)169 (142)163 (189)351 (279)0.001
LF : HF ratio0.90 (0.95)0.89 (0.83)0.89 (0.88)1.1 (0.700.23

Values are mean ± SD; TP: total power; HF: high frequency; LF: low frequency.