Mechanisms of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: the pathway to prevention

CA Massey, LP Sowers, BJ Dlouhy… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of death in patients
with refractory epilepsy, with an estimated 35% lifetime risk in this patient population. There …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

S Shorvon, T Tomson - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to the sudden death of a seemingly
healthy individual with epilepsy, usually occurring during, or immediately after, a tonic-clonic …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: current knowledge and future directions

T Tomson, L Nashef, P Ryvlin - The Lancet Neurology, 2008 - thelancet.com
Although largely neglected in earlier literature, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
(SUDEP) is the most important epilepsy-related mode of death, and is the leading cause of …

The incidence and significance of periictal apnea in epileptic seizures

N Lacuey, B Zonjy, JP Hampson, MRS Rani… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate periictal central apnea as a seizure
semiological feature, its localizing value, and possible relationship with sudden unexpected …

Autonomic symptoms during epileptic seizures

C Baumgartner, S Lurger, F Leutmezer - Epileptic Disorders, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Autonomic symptoms frequently occur during epileptic seizures either as an accompaniment
to other seizure symptoms or as the predominant seizure manifestation. They do not …

Comorbidity between epilepsy and sleep disorders

R Manni, M Terzaghi - Epilepsy research, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite being relatively common and potentially able to have clinical and
pathophysiological consequences, the comorbidity between epilepsy and sleep disorders is …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP): update and reflections

L Nashef, P Ryvlin - Neurologic clinics, 2009 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Although initially well known to specialists in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
later in the twentieth century intrinsic dangers associated with epilepsy were denied …

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: fatal post-ictal respiratory and arousal mechanisms

LP Sowers, CA Massey, BK Gehlbach… - Respiratory physiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the cause of premature death of up to
17% of all patients with epilepsy and as many as 50% with chronic refractory epilepsy …

Sleep-disordered breathing in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and treatment

S Sivathamboo, P Perucca, D Velakoulis, NC Jones… - Sleep, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy is a group of neurological conditions in which there is a pathological and enduring
predisposition to generate recurrent seizures. Evidence over the last few decades suggests …

Ictal apnea: A prospective monocentric study in patients with epilepsy

E Micalizzi, AE Vaudano, A Ballerini… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Ictal respiratory disturbances have increasingly been reported, in
both generalized and focal seizures, especially involving the temporal lobe. Recognition of …