Risk Assessment for Sudden Death in Epilepsy: The SUDEP-7 Inventory
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Risk Assessment for Sudden Death in Epilepsy: The SUDEP-7 Inventory
BACKGROUND Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a major cause of death in those with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). There is a need for inventories and biomarkers associated with the risk for SUDEP. OBJECTIVE To explore the revised SUDEP Risk Inventory (SUDEP-7) in a cohort with DRE and determine the association with Heart Rate and other covariates. METHODS Twenty-five subjects wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Neurology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00252