| Literature DB >> 24348118 |
Alireza Bozorgi1, Samden D Lhatoo1.
Abstract
Several potential pathophysiologic phenomena, including "cerebral shutdown," are postulated to be responsible for SUDEP. Since the evidence for a seizure-related mechanism is strong, a poor understanding of the physiology of human seizure termination is a major handicap. However, rather than a failure of a single homeostatic mechanism, such as postictal arousal, it may be a "perfect storm" created by the lining up of a several factors that lead to death.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 24348118 PMCID: PMC3854734 DOI: 10.5698/1535-7597-13.5.236
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epilepsy Curr ISSN: 1535-7511 Impact factor: 7.500