Article
A Device to Prevent Night-time Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
2024-01-03
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of death in epilepsy children and otherwise healthy adult epilepsy patients. About 70% of SUDEP occurs during sleep, and nearly 90% are found in the prone (face-down) position. SUDEP can likely be prevented by simple interventions such as turning and stimulating. Such intervention must be performed quickly within a 3-minute window...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ffbf794d-4b18-59b8-8a92-45f704496123
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.01.02.23300653
