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Psychiatric disorders and intellectual disability impact epilepsy care in adolescents: A nationwide registry study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To investigate the associations of intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric comorbidities with healthcare utilization and mortality among adolescents with epilepsy. Method A nationwide, population‐based observational study using the data from Swedish national patient registries was conducted.
Jesse Sobovitch, Colin Reilly, Johan Zelano, Rianne J. M. Goselink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disrupted cerebellar networks in uncontrolled focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTC) are associated with significant morbidity and an elevated risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The cerebellum has been implicated in modulating the frequency and severity of tonic–clonic seizures.
John Phamnguyen, Elaine Kuan, Puneet Dheer, Viktor Vegh, David Reutens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epilepsy surgery through a reproductive lifespan lens

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Aisha A. Abdulrazaq, Dorothee Kasteleijn‐Nolst Trenite, Torbjörn Tomson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From first seizure to specific antiseizure medication in Dravet syndrome: Quantifying delays in the DS'coverED study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) is a rare early‐onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with persistent delays between seizure onset and diagnosis. The DS'coverED study aimed to characterize current diagnostic timelines by examining each step and its duration, identifying residual barriers, and actionable solutions to optimize the ...
Loucas Christodoulou, Maria Ballarà Petitbò, Sergio Aguilera Albesa, Simona Borroni, Perrine Hugon, Ratna Kumar, Tullio Messana, Pierre Meyer, Frédéric Villéga, Kerstin A. Klotz   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese expert consensus on disclosure of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to the sudden, unexpected, and witnessed or unwitnessed death of a patient with epilepsy, with or without evidence of a seizure, excluding status epilepticus, non-traumatic and non-drowning causes, and ...
Comorbidity Committee of China Association Against Epilepsy
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Sudden cardiac death in epilepsy disappoints, but epileptologists keep faith

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2016
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.
Fulvio A. Scorza, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Jaderson Costa da Costa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A smart mattress for detecting and correcting the prone position: A feasibility study toward night‐time SUDEP prevention

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of death in otherwise healthy patients with epilepsy; about 70% occurs during sleep, and nearly 90% of patients are found prone (face‐down). Following a nocturnal seizure, terminal apnea occurs between 2.5 and 10.8 min postictally (median ~ 5 min), defining a narrow but
Jong Woo Lee, Pranav Bansal, Ioannis Smanis, Justin Nguyen, Ellen Pritchard, Janet Orozco, Andres Rodriguez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epilepsy kills

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 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). Thus, the purpose of this article was to alert the scientific community about SUDEP.
Fulvio Alexandre Scorza
doaj  

Identification of plasma biomarkers in a PTZ-induced Sudden Unexpected Death-like model through integrated proteomics and metabolomics methods

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionSudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to the unexplained, sudden death of individuals with epilepsy, and its incidence is closely linked to the severity and duration of seizures.
Gaolin Zheng, Xinyan Yang, Yinyu Chen, Peng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Qianyun Nie, Qianyun Nie   +6 more
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The Elephant in the Room: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy Patients

Archives of Epilepsy, 2019
Epilepsy is a disease characterized by recurring seizures. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy patients (SUDEP), however rare, is very important. Precautions taken against this devastating and irreversible complication have substantial value. This review
Pınar BEKDİK ŞİRİNOCAK, Ayşe Deniz ELMALI, Betül BAYKAN   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source