Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy: Observations from a large clinical development program

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-55

  Leestma, Jan E ^a,b   Annegers, John F ^c   Brodie, Martin J ^a   Brown, Stephen ^d   Schraeder, Paul ^e   Siscovick, David ^c   Wannamaker, Braxton B ^f   Tennis, Patricia S ^d   Cierpial, Mark A ^c   Earl, Nancy L ^e  

^a Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d David Lewis Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lamotrigine; Partial seizures; Refractory epilepsy; Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DROWNING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0031026814     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01076.x     Document Type: Article

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