title: Sudden cardiac death in epilepsy disappoints, but epileptologists keep faith.
abstract: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of death in people with intractable epilepsy. Probably, optimization of seizure control will prevent some of these deaths. Briefly, we integrated in this paper some data about the epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, and preventative measures in the management of SUDEP.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia/Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brasil;
authors.forename: Fulvio A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Scorza
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia/Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brasil;
authors.forename: Esper A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Cavalheiro
authors.affiliation: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital São Lucas e Instituto do Cérebro do Rio Grande do Sul, Serviço de Neurologia, Porto Alegre RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jaderson Costa da
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000069279:Drug Resistant Epilepsy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control