Cardiac Structure and Function in Epilepsy Patients with Drug-Resistant Convulsive Seizures
High frequency of convulsive seizures and long-lasting epilepsy are associated with an increased risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Structural changes in the myocardium have been described in SUDEP victims.
Alba González +7 more
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É o frio responsável por mortes inesperadas em epilepsia? Efeito de temperaturas baixas na frequência cardíaca de ratos com epilepsia [PDF]
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the commonest cause of seizure-related mortality in people with refractory epilepsy. Several risk factors for SUDEP are described; however, the importance of including low temperatures as risk factor for ...
Almeida, Antonio-carlos G. de +7 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: incidence at a Spanish epilepsy unit
Introduction: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of death in patients with epilepsy. Most studies concerning this issue have been conducted in central and northern European countries and the United States.
M.I. Chamorro-Muñoz +4 more
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How Much is SUDEP Known by Patients by Epilepsy?
Objective:Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of death in patients with epilepsy. The issue of informing every epilepsy patient and/or their relatives about SUDEP remains controversial. We evaluated the level of knowledge
Firdevs Ezgi Uçan Tokuç +3 more
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From fix to fit into the autoptic human brains. [PDF]
Formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded (FFPE) human brain tissues are very often stored in formalin for long time. Formalin fixation reduces immunostaining, and the DNA/RNA extraction from FFPE brain tissue becomes suboptimal.
Lavezzi, A., Paradiso, B, Simonato, M
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Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Addressing the Challenges [PDF]
Epilepsy is associated with a higher rate of premature death than the general population, and the commonest cause of epilepsy mortality is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). It is difficult to quantify because of the variable reporting of this cause of death.
Smithson, W. Henry +2 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in children
AbstractSudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy‐related mortality in children and adults living with epilepsy. The incidence of SUDEP is comparable in both children and adults; it is approximately 1.2 per 1000 person years.
Robyn Whitney +2 more
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Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Two Case Reports
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is generally defined as sudden, unexpected, witnessed or unwitnessed, non-traumatic, and non-drowning death in patients with epilepsy, excluding documented status epilepticus. Reported SUDEP cases in Turkey are
Gençer GENÇ +3 more
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Morte súbita em uma criança com epilepsia: potenciais mecanismos cerebelares? [PDF]
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in humans. People with epilepsy are more likely to die prematurely than those without epilepsy, with the most common epilepsy-related category of death being sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP ...
ARIDA, Ricardo M. +4 more
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THE IMPACT OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES ON THE HEART RHYTHM AND CONDUCTION: A REVIEW ARTICLE
Epileptic seizures affect the heart function and can provoke heart rhythm abnormalities and conduction disorders. Dysfunctions of the supra-segmental vegetative structures are thought to play a significant role in the development of arrhythmic syndrome ...
Yu. V. Rubleva +3 more
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