Risk factors for SUDEP include the presence of generalized tonic–clonic seizures, nocturnal seizures, possible genetic predisposition, and non‐adherence to antiseizure medications. Pediatric‐specific risk factors are not fully elucidated. Despite recommendations from consensus guidelines, many clinicians ...
Here’s what to do if your child is having one. What Happens During a Focal Onset Seizure? A seizure happens when a strong burst of electrical activity sends faulty messages to the brain. What do the two different types look like? What Happens in Your Brain When You Have a Seizure?
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of death directly related to epilepsy, and most frequently occurs in people with chronic epilepsy. The main risk factors for SUDEP are associated with poorly controlled seizures, suggesting that most cases of SUDEP are seizure-re...
during a seizure may be the primary mechanism of SUDEP. This article was originally posted on July 2, 2007.'Excited Delirium' a Debatable State CITATION: Lawrence-Turner J. Excited delirium a debatable state. Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA), March 28, 2007: http://www.emsresponder.com/articl...
1. John Travolta and Kelly Preston –John Travolta and late wife, Kelly Preston, lost their 16-year-old son, Jett, after he suffered a seizure and hit his head in the bathtub while on vacation in the Bahamas. Jett was autistic and suffered from seizures, but it was the tragic accident...
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Here, we characterize in greater detail the hippocampal pathology in a large cohort of cases (n = 42) of this entity, and attempt to define possible new entities responsible for sudden, unexplained death in young children without HMASD/febrile seizure phenotypes. Methods We performed comparative ...
According to an article in a medical journal, among those infants who face a high risk of crib death are those who have: a family history of SIDS (especially brothers or sisters); seizure disorders associated with apnea (lack of breathing); Hyaline membrane disease, or prematurity. ...
(ALTEs). These are clinical events in which young infants may experience abrupt changes in breathing, color, or muscle tone. Common causes of ALTEs include viral respiratory infection (RSV),gastroesophageal reflux disease, orseizure. However, no definite scientific evidence links ALTEs as events ...
While 83.5 % of pathologists acknowl- edged SUDEP as a valid diagnosis if no cause of death is found at autopsy, only 22.9 % went on to use SUDEP in cases eligible for the diagnosis, irrespective of their educational background, location, autopsy rate or number of seizure cases seen and ...