Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Impact on clinical practice

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.11, 1997, Pages

  Fish, D R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Seizures; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031441050     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb06131.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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