Parial and generalized seizures often affect autonomic function during seizures as well as
during the interictal and postictal periods. Activation or inhibition of areas in the central
autonomic network can cause cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, pupillary, urinary,
and genital manifestations. Autonomic dysfunction during or after seizures may cause
cardiac and pulmonary changes that contribute to sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.