Is cold the new hot in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy? Effect of low temperature on heart rate of rats with epilepsy É o frio responsável por mortes inesperadas em epilepsia? Efeito de temperaturas baixas na frequência cardíaca de ratos com epilepsia

Is cold the new hot in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy? Effect of low temperature on heart rate of rats with epilepsy É o frio responsável por mortes inesperadas em epilepsia? Efeito de temperaturas baixas na frequência cardíaca de ratos com epilepsia

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the commonest cause of seizure-related mortality in people with refractory epilepsy. Several risk factors for SUDEP are described; however, the importance of including low temperatures as risk factor for SUDEP was never explored. Based on this, the aim...

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Main Authors: Eliza Y.F. Sonoda, Diego B. Colugnati, Carla A. Scorza, Ricardo M. Arida, Aline P. Pansani, Antonio-Carlos G. de Almeida, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Fulvio A. Scorza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
epilepsia
crises epilépticas
SUDEP
baixas temperaturas
coração
epilepsy
seizure
low temperatures
heart
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