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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2009-12-01
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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=S0004-282X2009000600007 |