General information about SUDEP

SUDEP Aware's eBrochures, targeted to specific audiences


SUDEP Overview
Discusses current understanding with regards to SUDEP, August 2010, Epilepsy.com, USA


SUDEP FAQs
SUDEP questions and answers, March 2010, Epilepsy Foundation, USA


Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Epidemiology; risk factors; pathophysiology of SUDEP; SUDEP and epilepsy surgery; and implications for management.  Ch 38, 'Benchside to Bedside, A Practical Guide to Epilepsy'.  12th ed (2009), FJ Rugg-Gunn, ILAE (UK Chapter) & The National Society for Epilepsy, UK


A Preventable Cause of SUDEP Finally is Established
Epilepsy.com Spotlight Newsletter March 2010, Jeffrey Noebels MD PhD & Alica Goldman MD PhD


How We Might Prevent Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Epilepsy Review article - SUDEP Research, 2010, The National Society for Epilepsy, UK


What is Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy?
General SUDEP information as at June 2009, Kimberly Berman BSc



Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy - continuing the global conversation

A collection of considered observations on the many issues surrounding SUDEP, by leading authors in the medical, legal and professional fields, and real life stories from families bereaved by epilepsy - to provide a snapshot of our understanding of SUDEP in 2011.  Epilepsy Australia, Epilepsy Bereaved (UK) & SUDEP Aware (Canada)


Risks & SUDEP
SUDEP information report, Dec 2009, Epilepsy 360°, Epilepsy Action, Australia


Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
SUDEP information leaflet, 2008, Brainwave The Irish Epilepsy Association & Epilepsy Bereaved, UK



Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
General SUDEP information as at Mar 2009, Virtual Medical Centre, Australia


Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
General SUDEP information as at Dec 2007, Epilepsy Action, UK


Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
General SUDEP information as at May 2006, eMedicine, USA


SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy): A Review
General SUDEP information.  Undated, Epilepsy Action, Australia


SUDEP - What is it & What are the Risks?
General SUDEP information.  Undated, Epilepsy Bereaved, UK


Living with Epilepsy - Emotions and Feelings: Risks, Injuries and SUDEP
Here young people talk about their thoughts and concerns about living with epilepsy: the risks, injuries and SUDEP.  May 2008, Youthhealthtalk, UK 










Families speak out

Video: About SUDEPpresented at a SUDEP fundraiser for CURE/SUDEP research in Boulder, Colorado (Jan 15, 2011).


Video: Family Works to Prevent 'Sudden Death in Epilepsy', KDVR.com, Mike Headrick reports (Feb 15, 2010)
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Video: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy, WTNH.com, Jocelyn Maminta reports (Mar 19, 2009). 
 



SUDEP webinars, videos, podcasts and presentations


Webinar: "SUDEP - what you need to know."
By Dr. Lawrence Hirsch, Professor of Neurology, Yale University in New Haven @ Epilepsy Foundation Connecticut (2011). 


Webinar:
"Explaining the unexplained; Expecting the unexpected: Where are we with Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy?"
By Dr. Elizabeth Donner, Paediatric Neurologist, Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto @ the University of Toronto's Centre for Forensic Science & Medicine (2011).


Presentation:
"SUDEP: What is it, and who seems to be at risk?"
By Dr. Elson So, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic in Rochester @ the Epilepsy & Society Symposium, Melbourne (2010). 


Video:
"SUDEP: Is it preventable?"
By Dr. Elson So, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic in Rochester @ the UC San Diego Department of Neurosciences Grand Rounds (2010).


Webinar: "Marker for SUDEP."
By Jeffrey Noebels MD PhD, Baylor University in Waco @ the 2010 Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference, Epilepsy.com
(2010).


Audio Podcast:
"SUDEP"
By Elson So MD, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic in Rochester @ the 2009 Hallway Conversations, Epilepsy.com (2009).


Conference Call Presentation:
"Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP): An overview."
By Maromi Nei MD & Kelly Caravetta MSN CRNP, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia @ TeleConsults in Epilepsy program, American Epilepsy Society (undated).


Epilepsy articles mentioning SUDEP

Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding
Report identifies public health actions for improving the lives of those with epilepsy.  Institute of Medicine (Mar 30, 2012).


The Mortality of Epilepsy
The risks and who is at risk; causes of death, epilepsy-related deaths; AEDs and increased mortality.  Ch 37, 'Benchside to Bedside, A Practical Guide to Epilepsy'.  12th ed (2009), A Neligan & GS Bell, ILAE (UK Chapter) & The National Society for Epilepsy, UK


Pediatric Epilepsy in Ontario
Hansen I (2009), Technical Rescue, Issue 55, 26-31.


SUDEP grief support

Standing at the Edge: A Year of Days After Sudden Death
By Meg Tipper.  A memoir that "chronicles the author's journey in the land of grief for the first year after the sudden death of her 22 year old daughter Maggie" to SUDEP (Jul, 2010).




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