Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

2012168 citationsReview

Authors

Josemir W. Sander · University College London

Abstract

Novel clinical features may help to define better the individual risk of SUDEP. Potentially therapeutic strategies including pharmacological modulation of respiratory arrest and implantation of cardiac devices could reduce the risk of SUDEP in some individuals. Antiepileptic drugs lower the risk, stressing the importance of successful seizure control for prevention.

Topics & Keywords

Epilepsy research and treatment Ion channel regulation and function Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Current Opinion in Neurology

Volume 25, Issue 2, pp. 201-207

DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e3283506714

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