Severe pulmonary congestion in a near miss at the first seizure: Further evidence for respiratory dysfunction in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 701-702

  Pezzella, Marianna ^a   Striano, Pasquale ^b   Ciampa, Clotilde ^a   Errichiello, Luca ^a   Penza, Pietro ^a   Striano, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

First seizure; Near miss; Pulmonary congestion; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LOW CALORY DIET; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; THETA RHYTHM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63749116644     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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