Can sudden unexplained death in epilepsy be prevented?

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9452, 2004, Pages 2157-2158

  Hirsch, Lawrence J ^a   Hauser, W Allen ^a,b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NY 10032 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 10944230819     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17605-8     Document Type: Note

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