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Review
. 2016 Jan 26;136(2):131-5.
doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0640.

[Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)]

[Article in Norwegian]
Dag Aurlien  1 , Trude Rath Olsen  2 , Erik Taubøll  3 , Leif Gjerstad  3 , Morten I Lossius  4 , Karl O Nakken  4
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[Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)]

[Article in Norwegian]
Dag Aurlien et al. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. .
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Abstract

Sudden unexpected death is the most frequent cause of seizure-related death in cases of epilepsy. Those primarily affected are young adults with a long disease duration and regular seizures. The deaths are often related to a nocturnal generalised tonic-clonic seizure attack. In Norway around 30 persons are thought to be affected each year. Optimisation of epilepsy treatment will probably prevent some of these deaths.

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