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.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre [UNIFESP]
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2012
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/7019
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2012005000004
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/7019
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:epilepsy
SUDEP
heart
seizures
epilepsia
coração
crises epilépticas
Descrição
Resumo: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.