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Epilepsy and sudden unexpected death: what nurses need to know
What can be done to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in epileptic people (SUDEP) among young people?
What can be done to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in epileptic people (SUDEP) among young people?
SUDEP. These five letters probably have no meaning unless you have been living in the shadow of epilepsy. The acronym stands for sudden unexpected death in epileptic people.
A leading UK charity in the field, SUDEP Action , says the term is used ‘when a person with epilepsy dies without warning and where the post-mortem fails to establish any other cause of death.’ Such deaths often occur after nocturnal seizures – at night or during sleep.