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Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy [PDF]

, 2014
Background : Despite optimal medical treatment, including epilepsy surgery, many epilepsy patients have uncontrolled seizures. In the last decades, interest has grown in invasive intracranial neurostimulation as a treatment for these patients ...
Anderson, Andrade, Becker, Beyenburg, Boon, Borghs, Boëx, Buren, Chabardes, Chkhenkeli, Cramer, Cramer, Curtin, Deeks, Devinsky, Elbourne, Elisevich, Engel, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Forsgren, Franzini, Handforth, Hodaie, Jehi, Katariwala, Kellinghaus, Khan, Kwan, Kwan, Kwan, Lim, Lim, McLachlan, Morrell, Neligan, Parrent, Privitera, Raftopoulos, Raftopoulos, Rijckevorsel, Rijckevorsel, Salanova, Schulze-Bonhage, Schulze-Bonhage, Selwa, Stedman, Tellez-Zenteno, Tellez-Zenteno, Tisi, Tomson, Valentin, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Vonck, Wiebe, Wille, Wright, Zou   +63 more
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Genetic Basis of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Frontiers in Neurology, 2017
People with epilepsy are at heightened risk of sudden death compared to the general population. The leading cause of epilepsy-related premature mortality is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
Richard D. Bagnall, Richard D. Bagnall, Douglas E. Crompton, Douglas E. Crompton, Christopher Semsarian, Christopher Semsarian, Christopher Semsarian   +6 more
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Fish oil (n-3 fatty acids) in drug resistant epilepsy: a randomised placebo-controlled crossover study. [PDF]

, 2014
Backgroundn-3 fatty acids inhibit neuronal excitability and reduce seizures in animal models. High-dose fish oil has been explored in two randomised trials in drug resistant epilepsy with negative results.
DeGiorgio, Christopher M, Gornbein, Jeffrey, Harper, Ronald, Meymandi, Sheba, Miller, Patrick R, Schrader, Lara, Soss, Jason   +6 more
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Genome-wide Polygenic Burden of Rare Deleterious Variants in Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

EBioMedicine, 2015
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) represents the most severe degree of the spectrum of epilepsy severity and is the commonest cause of epilepsy-related premature mortality.
Costin Leu, Simona Balestrini, Bridget Maher, Laura Hernández-Hernández, Padhraig Gormley, Eija Hämäläinen, Kristin Heggeli, Natasha Schoeler, Jan Novy, Joseph Willis, Vincent Plagnol, Rachael Ellis, Eleanor Reavey, Mary O'Regan, William O. Pickrell, Rhys H. Thomas, Seo-Kyung Chung, Norman Delanty, Jacinta M. McMahon, Stephen Malone, Lynette G. Sadleir, Samuel F. Berkovic, Lina Nashef, Sameer M. Zuberi, Mark I. Rees, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Josemir W. Sander, Elaine Hughes, J. Helen Cross, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Aarno Palotie, Sanjay M. Sisodiya   +31 more
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Long-term surveillance of SUDEP in drug-resistant epilepsy patients treated with VNS therapy. [PDF]

, 2018
Limited data are available regarding the evolution over time of the rate of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy patients (SUDEP) in drug-resistant epilepsy.
Bunker, M.T., Devinsky, O., Friedman, D., Gordon, C.M., Hesdorffer, D.C., Olin, B., Ryvlin, P., So, E.L., Sperling, M.R.   +8 more
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Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: A Case Report

Archives of Epilepsy, 2018
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a serious problem, and its importance has increased in recent years. It is responsible for the death of 17% of epilepsy patients. As the age of onset rises, the risk increases.
Gülser KARADABAN EMİR, Yasemin ÜNAL, Dilek ASLAN ÖZTÜRK, Gülnihal KUTLU   +3 more
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The Effects of Ketogenic Diet Treatment in Kcna1-Null Mouse, a Model of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of abrupt death in patient with epilepsy. It represents 5–30% of all rapid deaths in individuals with epilepsy.
Yandong Ren, Jinlong Chang, Chengchong Li, Cuicui Jia, Ping Li, Yuhua Wang, Xiang-Ping Chu, Xiang-Ping Chu   +7 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: incidence at a Spanish epilepsy unit

Neurología (English Edition), 2020
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, E. López-Hidalgo, G. García-Martín, A.O. Rodríguez-Belli, M. Gutiérrez-Bedmar   +4 more
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How the characteristics of pediatric neurologists in Latin America influence the communication of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy to patients and caregivers

Epilepsia Open, 2022
Objective This study aimed to describe the characteristics of pediatric neurologists (PNs) in Latin America (LA) who attend to children and adolescents with epilepsy and convey to them the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
Viviana Venegas, Carla Manterola, Jose De Pablo, Mariano Garcia, Sonia Ponce deLeón, Gabriel Cavada   +5 more
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Epilepsy Is a Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population [PDF]

, 2012
Background People with epilepsy are at increased risk for sudden death. The most prevalent cause of sudden death in the general population is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). SCA may contribute to the increased incidence
Bardai, A, Berdowski, J, Blom, MT, Brouwer, HJ, Koster, RW, Lamberts, RJ, Sander, JW, Spanjaart, AM, Tan, HL, Thijs, RD, van der Staal, SR   +10 more
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