What are the similarities between stress, sudden cardiac death in Gallus gallus and sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy
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What are the similarities between stress, sudden cardiac death in Gallus gallus and sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy.
Individuals with epilepsy are at higher risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), responsible for 7.5% to 17% of all deaths in epilepsy. Many factors are current associated with SUDEP and possible effect of stress and cardiac arrhythmia are still not clear. Sudden death syndrome (SDS) in chickens is a disease characterized by an acute death of well-nourished and seeming healthy Gallu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000500022