Is cold the new hot in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy? Effect of low temperature on heart rate of rats with epilepsy É o frio responsável por mortes inesperadas em epilepsia? Efeito de temperaturas baixas na frequência cardíaca de ratos com epilepsia

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the commonest cause of seizure-related mortality in people with refractory epilepsy. Several risk factors for SUDEP are described; however, the importance of including low temperatures as risk factor for SUDEP was never explored. Based on this, the aim...

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Main Authors: Eliza Y.F. Sonoda, Diego B. Colugnati, Carla A. Scorza, Ricardo M. Arida, Aline P. Pansani, Antonio-Carlos G. de Almeida, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Fulvio A. Scorza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000600014