From unwitnessed fatality to witnessed rescue: Nonpharmacologic interventions in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 26-34

  Rugg Gunn, Fergus ^a,b   Duncan, John ^a   Hjalgrim, Helle ^c   Seyal, Masud ^d   Bateman, Lisa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy   (United Kingdom)

^c DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Periictal cardiorespiratory dysfunction; Prevention; Recovery position; Stimulation; SUDEP; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HEART PACING; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; SUCTION;

ASPHYXIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT POSITIONING; RESUSCITATION; SUCTION;

EID: 84954176729     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.13231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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