sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical condition
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SUDEP
gptkbp:affects people with epilepsy
gptkbp:causeOfDeath epilepsy
gptkbp:diagnosedBy exclusion of other causes
gptkbp:field neurology
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
gptkbp:ICD-10_code G40.9
gptkbp:incidence 1 in 1,000 people with epilepsy per year
gptkbp:possibleMechanism gptkb:arrhythmia
autonomic dysfunction
respiratory dysfunction
gptkbp:prevention seizure control
medication adherence
supervision during sleep
gptkbp:riskFactor frequent seizures
generalized tonic-clonic seizures
not taking antiepileptic medication
uncontrolled seizures
gptkbp:symptom sudden death
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dravet_syndrome
gptkb:Disorder,_Seizure
gptkb:Disorders,_Seizure
gptkb:Seizure_Disorder
gptkb:Seizure_Disorders
gptkb:Epilepsies
gptkb:Epilepsy,_Symptomatic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7