Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP): update and reflections.
SUDEP remains a significant clinical problem, which, in the authors' opinion, is to some extent potentially preventable. Research needs to focus on interventions that may alter risk. Some wide-ranging suggestions for future developments that in time can translate to clinical practice have been presented. These suggestions, the authors believe, give rise to cautious optimism.
Nashef
Lina
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Neurology Department, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom, SE5 9RS. Electronic address: lina.nashef@kch.nhs.uk.
Ryvlin
Philippe
P
Department of Functional Neurology and Epileptology and CTRS-IDEE (Institut des Epilepsies de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent), Hospices Civils de Lyon, INSERM U821, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans