title: Sudden unexpected death in a patient with epilepsy presenting with high N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide level, cardiac lesions, and pulmonary edema.
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Mari
authors: M
authors: Hashimoto
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Nakajima
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Ryohei
authors: R
authors: Kuroda
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Rutsuko
authors: R
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Hideyuki
authors: H
authors: Maeda
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Hishashi
authors: H
authors: Nagai
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ikegaya
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. Electronic address: kyoshida@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
authors: Ken-ichi
authors: K
authors: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
keywords: Epilepsy; Lamotrigine; NT pro-BNP; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)