Mortality in children with severe epilepsy: 10 years of follow-up

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Vera C. Terra²  Fulvio A. Scorza¹  Ricardo M. Arida¹  Regina M.f. Fernandes²  Lauro Wichert-ana²  Helio R. Machado²  Américo C. Sakamoto² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto SP ,Brazil

关键词: epilepsy;    mortality;    sudden death;    children;    epilepsia;    mortalidade;    morte súbita;    crianças;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2011000600008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Epilepsy is the main neurological condition in children and adolescents. Unfortunately patients with medical refractory epilepsy are more susceptible for clinical complications and death. We report a prospectively evaluated cohort of children followed for approximately 10 years. Fifty-three of 1012 patients died. Forty-two patients died due to epilepsy or its clinical complications and the main causes of death were pneumonia (in 16 cases), sepses (in 9 patients), status epilepticus (in 8 patients). In 11 patients cause of death was sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Mental retardation was significantly more frequent in patients who did not die from SUDEP. SUDEP may be a significant condition associated with mortality in children and adolescents with epilepsy.

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