Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention

O Devinsky, DC Hesdorffer, DJ Thurman… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) can affect individuals of any age, but is most
common in younger adults (aged 20–45 years). Generalised tonic-clonic seizures are the …

[HTML][HTML] The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment

KD Laxer, E Trinka, LJ Hirsch, F Cendes, J Langfitt… - Epilepsy & behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Seizures in some 30% to 40% of patients with epilepsy fail to respond to
antiepileptic drugs or other treatments. While much has been made of the risks of new drug …

Practice guideline summary: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and …

C Harden, T Tomson, D Gloss, J Buchhalter, JH Cross… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the incidence rates of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
(SUDEP) in different epilepsy populations and address the question of whether risk factors …

Epilepsy: new advances

SL Moshé, E Perucca, P Ryvlin, T Tomson - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide and entails a major burden in seizure-related
disability, mortality, comorbidities, stigma, and costs. In the past decade, important advances …

Эпилепсия у детей и взрослых женщин и мужчин

ВА Карлов - 2019 - elibrary.ru
В руководстве представлены результаты 60-летней работы автора в области детской
и взрослой неврологии и эпилептологии. Впервые эпилептология представлена в …

The incidence of SUDEP: a nationwide population-based cohort study

O Sveinsson, T Andersson, S Carlsson, T Tomson - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To identify all cases of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) among
people in Sweden during 1 year and to determine the SUDEP incidence in relation to age …

The burden of premature mortality of epilepsy in high‐income countries: a systematic review from the Mortality Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy

DJ Thurman, G Logroscino, E Beghi, WA Hauser… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Since previous reviews of epidemiologic studies of premature mortality among people with
epilepsy were completed several years ago, a large body of new evidence about this subject …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: assessing the public health burden

DJ Thurman, DC Hesdorffer, JA French - Epilepsia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There is not yet a clear consensus on the incidence of sudden unexpected death
in epilepsy (SUDEP) or the extent of its burden on public health. In this systematic review …

The burden of epilepsy and unmet need in people with focal seizures

P Ioannou, DL Foster, JW Sander, S Dupont… - Brain and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions worldwide. As a
chronic condition, epilepsy imposes a significant burden on people with epilepsy and …

Recognizing and preventing epilepsy-related mortality: a call for action

O Devinsky, T Spruill, D Thurman, D Friedman - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Epilepsy is associated with a high rate of premature mortality from direct and indirect effects
of seizures, epilepsy, and antiseizure therapies. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy …