Epilepsy kills

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/7019
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2012005000004
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/7019
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:epilepsy
SUDEP
heart
seizures
epilepsia
coração
crises epilépticas
Descripción
Sumario: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.