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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an important concern
Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre; Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo; Albuquerque, Marly de; Scattolini, Marcello; Arida, Ricardo Mario.
Affiliation
  • Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre; Federal University of São Paulo. Paulista School of Medicine. São Paulo. BR
  • Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo; Mackenzie University. Center of Biological Sciences and Health. São Paulo. BR
  • Albuquerque, Marly de; Federal University of São Paulo. Paulista School of Medicine. São Paulo. BR
  • Scattolini, Marcello; Federal University of São Paulo. Paulista School of Medicine. São Paulo. BR
  • Arida, Ricardo Mario; Federal University of São Paulo. Paulista School of Medicine. Department of Physiology. São Paulo. BR
Clinics ; Clinics;66(supl.1): 65-69, 2011.
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-593150
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ABSTRACT
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic problems worldwide. Unfortunately, individuals with epilepsy are at higher risk of death than the general population, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death. In this review article, our research group focused on the risk factors, mechanisms and preventative measures obtained from clinical and experimental studies on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Death, Sudden / Epilepsy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Clinics Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brasil Country of publication: Brasil

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Death, Sudden / Epilepsy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Clinics Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brasil Country of publication: Brasil