sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
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Etiology
- epilepsy
- generally occurs during sleep
- 73% of SUDEP cases found in prone position*[1]
- generalized tonic-clonic seizure is the major risk factor for SUDEP[2]
- freedom from seizures is associated with decreased risk for SUDEP[2]
* unknown whether patients were sleeping prone when a seizure began or turned to that position during the seizure[1]
Epidemiology
- annual incidence of SUDEP in children with epilepsy is 1 in 4500[2]
- incidence of SUDEP in adults with epilepsy is 1 in 1000[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Liebenthal JA et al Association of prone position with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Neurology. January 21, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25609764 <Internet> http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2015/01/21/WNL.0000000000001260
Dworetzky B, Schuele SU Facing up to SUDEP. Neurology. January 21, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25609765 <Internet> http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2015/01/21/WNL.0000000000001274 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harden C, Tomson T, Gloss D et al Practice guideline summary: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors. Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology April 25, 2017 vol. 88 no. 17 1674-1680 http://www.neurology.org/content/88/17/1674.abstract