Age-specific periictal electroclinical features of generalized tonic-clonic seizures and potential risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-294

  Freitas, Joel ^a,b   Kaur, Gurmeen ^a   Fernandez, Guadalupe Baca Vaca ^a   Tatsuoka, Curtis ^a   Kaffashi, Farhad ^c   Loparo, Kenneth A ^c   Rao, Shyam ^a   Loplumlert, Jakrin ^a   Kaiboriboon, Kitti ^a   Amina, Shahram ^a   Tuxhorn, Ingrid ^d   Lhatoo, Samden D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Age specific; Children; Generalized tonic clonic seizures; Postictal EEG suppression; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ADULTS; AGE-SPECIFIC; CHILDREN; GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES; POSTICTAL EEG SUPPRESSION; SUDEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES;

EID: 84885167281     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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