Could sudden cardiac death in epilepsy be related to the occurrence of thalamic dysfunction or anatomic change? A morte súbita cardíaca em epilepsia poderia estar relacionada com a ocorrência de alterações anatômicas ou funcionais do tálamo?
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death in people with chronic epilepsy. Its physiopathology is still unknown; however, the most commonly suggested potential mechanisms involve cardiac or respiratory abnormalities. As the anatomical su...
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| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000100037 |
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