Audit of practice in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) post mortems and neuropathological findings

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 463-476

  Thom, Maria ^a,b,g   Michalak, Zuzanna ^a,b   Wright, Gabriella ^a   Dawson, Timothy ^c   Hilton, David ^d   Joshi, Abhijit ^e   Diehl, Beate ^a,b   Koepp, Matthias ^a,b,f   Lhatoo, Samden ^g   Sander, Josemir W ^a,b,f,g,h   Sisodiya, Sanjay M ^a,b,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^h STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

audit; neuropathology; post mortem; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY POSITION; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84978880694     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nan.12265     Document Type: Article

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