title: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy associated with progressive deterioration in heart rate variability.
abstract: We describe a patient with severe epilepsy who underwent serial measurements of heart rate variability (HRV) prior to his death from autopsy-confirmed sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The significance of low HRV is discussed in relation to SUDEP risk. Progressive deterioration in HRV may be a risk factor for SUDEP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rauscher
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: DeGiorgio
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: DeGiorgio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden; D018450:Disease Progression; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male