Scorza Fulvio Alexandre, Albuquerque Marly de, Arida Ricardo Mario, Cavalheiro Esper Abrão
Neurologia Experimental da Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2007 Jun;65(2B):461-6. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000300019.
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most important direct epilepsy-related cause of death . The cause of SUDEP is still unknown, however, the most commonly suggested mechanisms are cardiac abnormalities. Based on this, in this review the relationship between SUDEP and cardiac abnormalities has been emphasized.
