Dead in the Night: Sleep-Wake and Time-Of-Day Influences on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Dead in the Night: Sleep-Wake and Time-Of-Day Influences on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related death in patients with refractory epilepsy. Convergent lines of evidence suggest that SUDEP occurs due to seizure induced perturbation of respiratory, cardiac, and electrocerebral function as well as potential predi...

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Main Authors: Benton S. Purnell, Roland D. Thijs, Gordon F. Buchanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
SUDEP
sleep
epilepsy
circadian rhythms
breathing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.01079/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.01079/full

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