A population-based post mortem study of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-62

  Clark, Damian ^a,b   Riney, Kate ^a,c,d  

^a MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LADY CILENTO CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Epilepsy; Post mortem; Sudden unexpected death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME OF DEATH; URBAN AREA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; MORTALITY; QUEENSLAND; SEIZURES;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTOPSY; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SEIZURES;

EID: 84952638239     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.04.027     Document Type: Article

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