%0 Journal Article
%T Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death in epilepsy today: what should physicians know about this?
%A Scorza
%A Fulvio A.
%A Colugnati
%A Diego B.
%A Pansani
%A Aline P.
%A Sonoda
%A Eliza Y.F.
%A Arida
%A Ricardo M.
%A Cavalheiro
%A Esper A.
%J Clinics
%D 2008
%I Faculdade de Medicina / USP
%R 10.1590/S1807-59322008000300017
%X approximately 1% of the population has epilepsy, the most common neurological disorder. moreover, people with epilepsy are more likely to die prematurely than those without epilepsy, and the most common epilepsy-related category of death is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (sudep). information concerning risk factors for sudep is conflicting, but potential risk factors include: age, early onset of epilepsy, duration of epilepsy, uncontrolled seizures, seizure frequency, number of antiepileptic drugs and winter temperatures. additionally, the cause of sudep is still unknown; however, the most commonly suggested mechanisms are cardiac abnormalities during and between seizures. this review discusses the epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, and preventative measures in the management of sudep.
%K epilepsy
%K heart
%K sudden cardiac death.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1807-59322008000300017&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en