Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an important concern

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an important concern

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic problems worldwide. Unfortunately, individuals with epilepsy are at higher risk of death than the general population, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death. In this review article, our resear...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2011-01, Vol.66 (suppl 1), p.65-69
Hauptverfasser: Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre, Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo, de Albuquerque, Marly, Scattolini, Marcello, Arida, Ricardo Mario
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Sprache:eng
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Brain
Death, Sudden - etiology
Death, Sudden - prevention & control
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - complications
Epilepsy - mortality
Heart
Humans
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Risk Factors
Seizures
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
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Zusammenfassung:Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic problems worldwide. Unfortunately, individuals with epilepsy are at higher risk of death than the general population, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death. In this review article, our research group focused on the risk factors, mechanisms and preventative measures obtained from clinical and experimental studies on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
ISSN:1807-5932
1980-5322
1980-5322
DOI:10.1590/S1807-59322011001300008