A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
SUDEP and other causes of mortality in childhood-onset epilepsy
Authors: Sillanpaa M, Shinnar S
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Epilepsy and Behavior
Journal name in source: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
Journal acronym: EPILEPSY BEHAV
Number in series: 2
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
First page : 249
Last page: 255
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 1525-5050
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.04.016
Abstract
Conclusion: Childhood-onset epilepsy is associated with a substantial risk of epilepsy-related mortality, primarily SUDEP. In otherwise neurologically normal individuals, the increased SUDEP risk begins in adolescence. The higher mortality rates reported in this cohort are related to duration of follow-up as most of the mortality occurs many years after the onset of the epilepsy. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Conclusion: Childhood-onset epilepsy is associated with a substantial risk of epilepsy-related mortality, primarily SUDEP. In otherwise neurologically normal individuals, the increased SUDEP risk begins in adolescence. The higher mortality rates reported in this cohort are related to duration of follow-up as most of the mortality occurs many years after the onset of the epilepsy. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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