SUDEP in the Netherlands: A retrospective study in a tertiary referral center

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-159

  Vlooswijk, M C G ^a   Majoie, H J M ^b   De Krom, M C T F M ^a   Tan, I Y ^b   Aldenkamp, A P ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Risk factor; Sudden death; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846821568     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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