Researchers Explore Sudden Epilepsy Deaths

Dravet syndrome (DS) is a treatment-resistant form of epilepsy from which patients have a significantly increased risk of dying from sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP).  A team at the University of Washington has explored SUDEP in a mouse study of DS using video, electroencephalography and electrocardiography which revealed a slowing of the heartbeat preceding SUDEP in mice. For more information, click here to read the full article.