Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) following previous seizure-related pulmonary oedema: Case report and review of possible preventative treatment

Seizure

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 446-448

  Swallow, Rosemary A ^a,b   Hillier, Charles EM ^a   Smith, Philip EM ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Neurogenic; Oedema; Pulmonary; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARVEDILOL; CELIPROLOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DOXAZOSIN; LABETALOL; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; VALPROIC ACID; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0036796837     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2002.0683     Document Type: Article

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