Does sudden unexpected death in children with epilepsy occur more frequently in those with high seizure frequency?

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1001-1002

  Terra, Vera C ^a   Scorza, Fulvio A ^b   Sakamoto, Américo C ^a   Pinto, Kylvia G F D ^a   Fernandes, Regina M F ^a   Arida, Ricardo M ^b   Cavalheiro, Esper A ^b   Machado, Hélio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Seizure frequency; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 76149127051     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000600007     Document Type: Article

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