Incidence of sudden unexpected death in an adult outpatient cohort with epilepsy at a tertiary referral centre

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 462-464

  Nashef, L ^a,b   Fish, D R ^a,b   Sander, J W A S ^a,b   Shorvon, S D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Mortality; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0028966507     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.58.4.462     Document Type: Article

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