Respiratory dysfunction, particularly central apnea, accompanied by cardiac abnormalities are proposed to be the underlying causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). Apnea in SUDEP is characterised by prologued hypercapnia with severe hypoventilation. We propose that this implies an impairment at the…
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