[Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)]. / Plutselig, uventet epilepsirelatert død.

Sudden unexpected death is the most frequent cause of seizure-related death in cases of epilepsy. Those primarily affected are young adults with a long disease duration and regular seizures. The deaths are often related to a nocturnal generalised tonic-clonic seizure attack. In Norway around 30 persons are thought to be affected each year. Optimisation of epilepsy treatment will probably prevent some of these deaths.