Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an important concern

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Date
2011-01-01
Author
Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre [UNIFESP]
Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo [UNIFESP]
Albuquerque, Marly de [UNIFESP]
Scattolini, Marcello [UNIFESP]
Arida, Ricardo Mario [UNIFESP]
Type
Artigo
ISSN
1807-5932
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Clinics
DOI
10.1590/S1807-59322011001300008
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Abstract
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic problems worldwide. Unfortunately, individuals with epilepsy are at higher risk of death than the general population, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death. In this review article, our research group focused on the risk factors, mechanisms and preventative measures obtained from clinical and experimental studies on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Citation
Clinics. Faculdade de Medicina / USP, v. 66, p. 65-69, 2011.
Keywords
Epilepsy
Seizures
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Heart
Brain
URI
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/6237
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