Does sudden unexpected death in children with epilepsy occur more frequently in those with high seizure frequency? Morte súbita em crianças com epilepsia ocorre naquelas que apresentam maior frequência de crises?

Does sudden unexpected death in children with epilepsy occur more frequently in those with high seizure frequency? Morte súbita em crianças com epilepsia ocorre naquelas que apresentam maior frequência de crises?

People with epilepsy are more likely to die prematurely and the most common epilepsy-related category of death is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Several studies have reported a moderate or high seizure frequency among SUDEP cases and SUDEP is considered rare in patients in remission. M...

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Main Authors: Vera C. Terra, Fulvio A. Scorza, Américo C. Sakamoto, Kylvia G.F.D. Pinto, Regina M.F. Fernandes, Ricardo M. Arida, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Hélio R. Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2009-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
epilepsia
crianças
morte súbita
frequência de crises
epilepsy
children
sudden death
seizure frequency
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000600007
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