Risk factors for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: a controlled prospective study based on coroners cases [PDF]
, 2003 Kenneth Opeskin, Samuel F. Berkovic
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Fenfluramine: An Uncommon Cause of False Positive Urine Drug Testing: A Case Report
Annals of the Child Neurology Society, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 121-124, June 2025.ABSTRACT Background Fenfluramine is an antiseizure medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Dravet syndrome in patients older than 2 years. Fenfluramine is an amphetamine derivative. It cross‐reacts with amphetamines in urine drug screen immunoassays. Patient Presentation A 2‐year‐old patient with Dravet syndrome had
Maria Ghawji +2 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP): don't ask, don't tell? [PDF]
, 2006 Ben Morton
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Efficacy of phenobarbital is maintained after exposure to mild‐to‐moderate seizures in neonates
Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 948-956, June 2025.Abstract To study the relationship between the delay in treatment and the efficacy of phenobarbital in neonates, we re‐analyzed data from the NEOLEV2 study. Continuous video EEG (cEEG) from patients treated with phenobarbital was reviewed by neurophysiologists who marked each seizure.
Cynthia Sharpe +9 more
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A Possible Role of the Thalamus in Some Cases of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy [PDF]
, 2007 Fúlvio A. Scorza +4 more
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The Insula and Its Epilepsies [PDF]
, 2019 Insular seizures are great mimickers of seizures originating elsewhere in the brain. The insula is a highly connected brain structure. Seizures may only become clinically evident after ictal activity propagates out of the insula with semiology that ...
Gonzalez-Martinez, Jorge +8 more
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Cardiac structural and molecular alterations in rodent models of temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 809-821, June 2025.Abstract Objective Cardiac structural and molecular changes are prevalent in people with chronic epilepsy, possibly contributing to an increased risk of premature mortality. However, understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms is limited.
Zining Liu +9 more
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Are there mortality risks for patients with epilepsy who use cannabis treatments as monotherapy?
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2019 Mortality associated with cannabis used for treatment of epilepsy is not well documented. We discuss two fatalities in the setting of epilepsy and self-determined therapy with cannabis (SDTC). One patient had probable sudden unexpected death in epilepsy,
Devon M. Kollmyer +3 more
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By the way, doctor: we've heard that sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is not a rare event. Do you know anything about this? [PDF]
, 2007 Fúlvio A. Scorza +2 more
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Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 880-893, June 2025.Abstract Objective Evaluating the efficacy of an opioid antagonist, naloxone (NLX), to reduce the severity of post‐ictal hypoxemia and immobility after focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCS). Methods ENALEPSY is a double‐blind placebo (PCB)‐controlled trial conducted in patients with focal epilepsy undergoing long‐term video‐EEG monitoring ...
Sylvain Rheims +71 more
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