Seasonality as a risk factor for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A study in a large cohort

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 773-776

  Bell, Gail S ^a   Peacock, Janet L ^b   Sander, Josemir W ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Lunar phase; Mortality; Season; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; ENGLAND; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOON; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WALES;

EID: 77951596975     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02314.x     Document Type: Article

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