Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is defined as the death of a person with epilepsy (PWE) that occurs without an identifiable structural cause of death [1]. First described by Nashef, SUDEP is now recognized as a leading cause of mortality in PWE [2], accounting for up to 18% of all deaths among PWE [3]. The reported incidence of SUDEP varies widely in the literature, ranging from 0.35 to 9.3 cases per 1,000 person-years [4,5]. A meta-analysis based on data ...
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