By the way, doctor

we’ve heard that sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is not a rare event. Do you know anything about this?

Authors

  • Fulvio Alexandre Scorza Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina
  • Ricardo Mario Arida Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina
  • Esper Abrão Cavalheiro Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina

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Author Biographies

Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina

MSc, PhD. Associate professor, Discipline of Experimental Neurology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil.

Ricardo Mario Arida, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina

MSc, PhD. Associate professor, Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina (UnifespEPM), São Paulo, Brazil.

Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina

MD, PhD. Titular professor, Discipline of Experimental Neurology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil.

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Colugnati DB, Gomes PA, Arida RM, et al. Avaliação de parâmetros cardíacos em animais com epilepsia: possível causa de morte súbita? [Analysis of cardiac parameters in animals with epilepsy: possible cause of sudden death?] Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005;63(4):1035-41.

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Published

2007-09-09

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Scorza FA, Arida RM, Cavalheiro EA. By the way, doctor: we’ve heard that sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is not a rare event. Do you know anything about this?. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 9 [cited 2026 Oct. 30];125(5):302. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/2165

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Vol. 125 No. 5 (2007)

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Letter to the Editor

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