Epilepsy and risk of death and sudden unexpected death in the young: A nationwide study

Epilepsia

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1613-1620

  Holst, Anders Gaarsdal ^a,b   Winkel, Bo Gregers ^a,b   Risgaard, Bjarke ^a,b   Nielsen, Jonas Bille ^a,b   Rasmussen, Peter Vibe ^a,b   Haunsø, Stig ^a,b,c   Sabers, Anne ^b   Uldall, Peter ^b   Tfelt Hansen, Jacob ^a,b,c  

^a DANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Sudden death; Sudden unexpected death; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

EPILEPSY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DENMARK; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK;

EID: 84883744062     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12328     Document Type: Article

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