title: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: an important concern.
abstract: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic problems worldwide. Unfortunately, individuals with epilepsy are at higher risk of death than the general population, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death. In this review article, our research group focused on the risk factors, mechanisms and preventative measures obtained from clinical and experimental studies on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. scorza.nexp@epm.br
authors.forename: Fulvio Alexandre
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Scorza
authors.forename: Roberta Monterazzo
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cysneiros
authors.forename: Marly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Albuquerque
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scattolini
authors.forename: Ricardo Mario
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Arida
mesh_terms: D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors