Because scientists are unable to explain the unexplained, screening for cardiovascular abnormalities is a good method to protect against sudden unexpected death in patients with epilepsy
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Fulvio A. Scorza, Ricardo M. Arida, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Maurı́cio Rocha e Silva I Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. II Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), Departamento de Fisiologia, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. III Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
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