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Sudden death in epilepsy recorded in ambulatory EEG

Author(s) -

Brendan McLean,

Sunil Wimalaratna

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of neurology neurosurgery and psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.391

H-Index - 206

eISSN - 1468-330X

pISSN - 0022-3050

DOI - 10.1136/jnnp.2006.088492

Subject(s) - epilepsy , electroencephalography , ambulatory , sudden death , medicine , epileptic seizure , anesthesia , seizure disorders , audiology , psychology , cardiology , psychiatry

A woman with epilepsy died during a seizure and the event was recorded on ambulatory EEG. The circumstances were typical of sudden death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The EEG revealed that the patient had suffered a generalised seizure that abruptly ended with cessation of all cerebral electrical activity. Two other cases recorded on videotelemetry demonstrating similar EEG features were reported in the literature. We postulate that abrupt irreversible cerebral electrical shutdown during a seizure may be the primary mechanism of SUDEP.

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