Breathing New Life into the Fight against Sudden Death in Epilepsy
Hirsch LJ. Breathing New Life into the Fight against Sudden Death in Epilepsy. Epilepsy Currents 2009, 9: 137-139. PMID: 19826505, PMCID: PMC2759044, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01319.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocalization-related epilepsyOxygen desaturationIctal hypoxemiaSecondary generalizationSeizure durationGeneralized convulsionsSeizure localizationContralateral spreadSecondary generalized convulsionsEnd-tidal carbon dioxideIntractable localization-related epilepsyVideo-EEG telemetryMean oxygen saturationSudden unexpected deathBody mass indexOxygen saturation dataDegree of desaturationElectrographic evidenceSeizure spreadConsecutive patientsPartial seizuresMass indexSeizure lateralizationObstructive apnoeaMean duration