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- Title
Epilepsy is a risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest in the general population.
- Authors
Bardai, Abdennasser; Lamberts, Robert J; Blom, Marieke T; Spanjaart, Anne M; Berdowski, Jocelyn; van der Staal, Sebastiaan R; Brouwer, Henk J; Koster, Rudolph W; Sander, Josemir W; Thijs, Roland D; Tan, Hanno L
- Abstract
People with epilepsy are at increased risk for sudden death. The most prevalent cause of sudden death in the general population is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). SCA may contribute to the increased incidence of sudden death in people with epilepsy. We assessed whether the risk for SCA is increased in epilepsy by determining the risk for SCA among people with active epilepsy in a community-based study.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 8, pe42749
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0042749