Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: An important concern

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 65-69

  Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre ^a   Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo ^b   de Albuquerque, Marly ^a   Scattolini, Marcello ^a   Arida, Ricardo Mario ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain; Epilepsy; Heart; Seizures; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960855162     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011001300008     Document Type: Review

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