Incidence of SUDEP in a cohort of patients with refractory epilepsy: the role of surgery and lesion localization

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to verify incidence and characteristics of sudden unexpected death in patients (SUDEP) with refractory epilepsy and its relation to previous surgery and lesion localization. METHOD: A cross sectional study was carried out in a cohort of 550 patients with refracto...

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Main Authors: Andrea Garcia de Almeida, Magda Lahorgue Nunes, André Luis Fernandes Palmini, Jaderson Costa da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600013&lng=en&tlng=en