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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Identifying risk and preventing mortality
Author(s) -
Lhatoo Samden,
Noebels Jeffrey,
Whittemore Vicky
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/epi.13134
Subject(s) - epilepsy , medicine , sudden death , intensive care medicine , psychology , psychiatry
Summary Premature death among individuals with epilepsy is higher than in the general population, and sudden unexpected death is the most common cause of this mortality. A new multisite collaborative research consortium, the Center for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy ( SUDEP ) Research ( CSR ), has received major funding from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) to examine the possible biologic mechanisms underlying this potentially preventable comorbidity and develop predictive biomarkers for interventions that could lower SUDEP incidence. This inaugural report describes the structure of the CSR , its priorities for human and experimental research, and the strategic collaborations and advanced tools under development to reduce this catastrophic outcome of epilepsy. The CSR Partners Program will work closely with committed volunteer agencies, industry, and academic institutions to accelerate and communicate these advances to the professional and lay community.

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