Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy - An overview of current understanding and future perspectives

European Neurological Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-71

  Friedman, Daniel ^a   Hirsch, Lawrence J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Channelopathy; Epilepsy; Serotonin; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865178030     PISSN: 17583837     EISSN: 17583845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17925/ENR.2012.07.01.67     Document Type: Article

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