Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A search for risk factors

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-141

  Hitiris, Nikolas ^a   Suratman, Suraya ^a   Kelly, Kevin ^a   Stephen, Linda J ^a   Sills, Graeme J ^a   Brodie, Martin J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Risk factors; Seizures; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846358482     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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