Sudden cardiac death in epilepsy disappoints, but epileptologists keep faith

ABSTRACT Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of death in people with intractable epilepsy. Probably, optimization of seizure control will prevent some of these deaths. Briefly, we integrated in this paper some data about the epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, and...

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Main Authors: Fulvio A. Scorza, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Jaderson Costa da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2016-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000700570&lng=en&tlng=en
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