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. 2015 Apr 8;7(282):282fs14.
doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa9854.

Spreading depression: epilepsy's wave of death

Christophe Bernard  1
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Spreading depression: epilepsy's wave of death

Christophe Bernard. Sci Transl Med. .

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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