title: [Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)].
abstract: Sudden unexpected death is the most frequent cause of seizure-related death in cases of epilepsy. Those primarily affected are young adults with a long disease duration and regular seizures. The deaths are often related to a nocturnal generalised tonic-clonic seizure attack. In Norway around 30 persons are thought to be affected each year. Optimisation of epilepsy treatment will probably prevent some of these deaths.
authors.affiliation: Nevrologisk avdeling Stavanger universitetssjukehus.
authors.forename: Dag
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aurlien
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi - SSE Oslo universitetssykehus og Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for sjeldne epilepsirelaterte diagnoser.
authors.forename: Trude Rath
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.affiliation: Nevrologisk avdeling Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet og Institutt for klinisk medisin Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Taubøll
authors.affiliation: Nevrologisk avdeling Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet og Institutt for klinisk medisin Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: Leif
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gjerstad
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi - SSE Oslo universitetssykehus.
authors.forename: Morten I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lossius
authors.affiliation: Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi - SSE Oslo universitetssykehus.
authors.forename: Karl O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Nakken
mesh_terms: D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000517:prevention & control; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors