Shobi Sivathamboo receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is affiliated with The International League Against Epilepsy SUDEP Task Force. When 20-year-old Disney Channel star ...
Significant predictors of SUDEP risk included living alone, 3 or more generalized convulsive seizures in the previous year. HealthDay News — Factors associated with an increased risk for sudden ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A common gene that can cause abnormal heart rhythms can also trigger epileptic seizures in the brain and may explain the sudden, unexplained deaths that often occur in people with ...
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent seizures. While seizures are the most recognisable symptom, early signs of epilepsy can often present in more subtle ways, making ...
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In a study designed to better understand sudden, unexpected deaths in young children, which usually occur during sleep, researchers have identified brief seizures, accompanied by muscle convulsions, ...
Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...