Novel clinical features may help to define better the individual risk of SUDEP. Potentially
therapeutic strategies including pharmacological modulation of respiratory arrest and …

The risk of dying suddenly and unexpectedly is increased 24‐to 28‐fold among young
people with epilepsy compared to the general population, but the incidence of sudden …

People with epilepsy have a three‐fold increased risk of dying prematurely, and a significant
proportion is due to sudden cardiac death or acute myocardial infarctions. The causes of …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is probably caused by periictal
cardiorespiratory alterations such as central apnea, bradyarrhythmia, and neurogenic …

Background People with epilepsy are at increased risk for sudden death. The most prevalent
cause of sudden death in the general population is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) due to …

Alterations in cardiac electrophysiology are an established consequence of long-standing
drug resistant epilepsy. Patients with chronic epilepsy display abnormalities in both …

Epilepsy is often comorbid with either neurological or nonneurological diseases. The
association between epilepsy and cardiac arrhythmias is not infrequent, mostly in patients …

Objective Identification of epilepsy patients with elevated risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) is
critical given the heightened morbidity and premature mortality associated with this …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a major clinical problem in epilepsy
patients in the United States, especially those with chronic, uncontrolled epilepsy. Several …

Background and aim People with epilepsy are at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest
(SCA) due to ECG-confirmed ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation, as seen in a community …