A review of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Prediction of patients at risk

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-287

  Hughes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Epilepsy; Prediction; Seizures; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRAIN SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; TEMPORAL LOBE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 59749092844     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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