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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy [PDF]

open access: yesNeurology, 2020
In their study “Clinical risk factors in SUDEP: A nationwide population-based case-control study,” Sveinsson et al.1 examine the risk factors for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
M. Pavlova
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Epilepsia mata [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
People with epilepsy are more likely to die prematurely, and the most common epilepsy-related category of death is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre
core   +7 more sources

Sudden unexpected, unexplained death in epilepsy autopsied patients [PDF]

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2001
Sudden unexpected, unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has been reported to be responsible for 2 to 17% of all deaths in patients with epilepsy. This study was conducted to determine the circumstances of SUDEP and the autopsy findings in these patients.
Sergio A. Antoniuk   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural imaging biomarkers of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is a major cause of premature death in people with epilepsy. We aimed to assess whether structural changes potentially attributable to sudden death pathogenesis were present on magnetic resonance imaging in people who ...
Balestrini, Simona   +12 more
core   +3 more sources

The Cerebellum and SIDS: Disordered Breathing in a Mouse Model of Developmental Cerebellar Purkinje Cell Loss during Recovery from Hypercarbia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The cerebellum assists coordination of somatomotor, respiratory, and autonomic actions. Purkinje cell alterations or loss appear in sudden infant death and sudden death in epilepsy victims, possibly contributing to the fatal event. We evaluated breathing
Calton, Michele A   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

SUDEP, the aftermath: supporting the bereaved [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is a recurring calamity, yet there is little evidence to guide standards of care for supporting the bereaved. Grief in bereavement includes loss, feelings of guilt, anger and blame.
Leach, John Paul, Nashef, Lina
core   +1 more source

Unmasking of Brugada syndrome by lamotrigine in a patient with pre-existing epilepsy: A case report with review of the literature

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Brugada syndrome is an inherited cardiac channelopathy arising from mutations in voltage-gated cardiac sodium channels. Idiopathic epilepsy portrays a coalescent underlying pathophysiological mechanism pertaining to the premature excitation of neuronal ...
Hafiz Omer   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ranking the Leading Risk Factors for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2017
BackgroundSudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is rare in well-controlled epilepsy. However, SUDEP is a common cause of death in drug-resistant epilepsy.
Christopher M. DeGiorgio   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ventrolateral medulla and medullary raphe in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of premature death in patients with epilepsy. One hypothesis proposes that sudden death is mediated by post-ictal central respiratory depression, which could relate to underlying pathology in
Abbott   +65 more
core   +3 more sources

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