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Population-based Study of the Incidence of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy
Neurol 51:1270-1274, Ficker,D.M.,et al, 1998
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Article Abstract
To determine the population-based incidence of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and to determine the risk of SUDEP compared with the general population. The incidence of SUDEP in our study was 0.35 per 1000 person years. SUDEP was responsible for 1.7% of deaths in our cohort. SUDEP is a rare cause of death in the epilepsy population but exceeds the expected rate of sudden death in the general population nearly 24 times.
 
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