Sudden death in epilepsy : an analysis of potential underlying mechanisms and risk factors
People with epilepsy have a 16 to 24 fold higher risk of sudden death than the general population. Autonomic dysfunction, cardiac electrical abnormalities, and use of potentially arrhythmic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have all been reported in epilepsy and suggest that the heart may be involved. Peri...
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University College London (University of London)
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.666813 |