Time, frequency and information domain analysis of short-term heart rate variability before and after focal and generalized seizures in epileptic children

Objective: In this work we explore the potential of combining standard time and frequency domain indexes with novel information measures, to characterize pre- and post-ictal heart rate variability (HRV) in epileptic children, with the aim of differentiating focal and generalized epilepsy regarding the autonomic control mechanisms. Approach: We analyze short-term HRV in 37 children suffering from generalized or focal epilepsy, monitored 10 s, 300...