EEG and ECG in Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 338-345

  Nei, Maromi ^a,b   Ho, Reginald T ^b   Abou Khalil, Bassel W ^c   Drislane, Frank W ^d   Liporace, Joyce ^a,b   Romeo, Alicia ^a   Sperling, Michael R ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG; EEG; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SLEEP; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN EPILEPSY; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1842853077     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.05503.x     Document Type: Article

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