Unifying the definitions of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-233

  Nashef, Lina ^a   So, Elson L ^b   Ryvlin, Philippe ^c   Tomson, Torbjörn ^d  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epilepsy mortality; Seizures; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DROWNING; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG QT SYNDROME; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY;

DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 84856356730     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03358.x     Document Type: Review

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