Spreading depression: epilepsy's wave of death
- PMID: 25855491
- DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa9854
Spreading depression: epilepsy's wave of death
Abstract
Seizures may trigger spreading depression in brainstem nuclei, leading to central cardiorespiratory collapse and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (Aiba and Noebels, this issue).
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Spreading depolarization in the brainstem mediates sudden cardiorespiratory arrest in mouse SUDEP models.Sci Transl Med. 2015 Apr 8;7(282):282ra46. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa4050. Sci Transl Med. 2015. PMID: 25855492 Free PMC article.
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