Report of the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation Joint Task Force on Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy
So EL, Bainbridge J, Buchhalter JR, Donalty J, Donner EJ, Finucane A, Graves NM, Hirsch LJ, Montouris GD, Temkin NR, Wiebe S, Sierzant TL. Report of the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation Joint Task Force on Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2009, 50: 917-922. PMID: 19054406, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden unexplained deathAmerican Epilepsy SocietyRisk factorsUnexplained deathEpilepsy SocietyRisk of SUDEPPreventable risk factorsPossible preventive strategiesSurvey of patientsComplete autopsy examinationTask ForceTask Force recommendationsConsortium of centersConvulsive seizuresProspective studyBasic research studiesAutopsy examinationSUDEPSUDEP researchPreventive strategiesPatientsEpilepsy FoundationPosition statementCaregiversMedical examiners