Update on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_DCA86E4C1F26
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Update on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
Journal
Neurologic clinics
ISSN
1557-9875 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0733-8619
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
40
Number
4
Pages
741-754
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Persons with epilepsy (PWE) have an up to 34-fold increased risk of dying suddenly and unexpectedly compared with the general population. Despite being potentially preventable by optimal care, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is one of the most frequent causes of death in PWE, especially in children and younger adults. The incidence of SUDEP in the general epilepsy population is rather consistent at 1.2 to 1.3 per 1000 person-year across series. Several risk factors for SUDEP have been identified, but with focal-to-bilateral or generalized tonic-clonic seizures and sleeping alone as the most significant. Thereby, optimal care and nocturnal surveillance might decrease the risk of SUDEP. Finally, PWE wants information about SUDEP, and providing this information might increase adherence to the treatment and thereby good seizure control. This narrative review provides an update on SUDEP.
Keywords
Adult, Child, Humans, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy/epidemiology, Death, Sudden/epidemiology, Death, Sudden/etiology, Death, Sudden/prevention & control, Epilepsy/complications, Epilepsy/epidemiology, Seizures, Risk Factors, Epilepsy, Mortality, SUDEP, Seizure, Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
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Web of science
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