Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP): Update and Reflections

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1063-1074

  Nashef, Lina ^a   Ryvlin, Philippe ^b,c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

AEDs; Definitions; Epilepsy; Mortemus; SUDEP; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MONITORING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 70350070741     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2009.08.003     Document Type: Review

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