Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an important concern
Clinics
; Clinics;66(supl.1): 65-69, 2011.
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in En
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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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Death, Sudden
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Epilepsy
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil
Country of publication:
Brasil