Pathological findings in sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 408-414

  Thom, M ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VACUOLE; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; GLIOSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCLEROSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0035666110     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013258200829     Document Type: Article

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