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Neuropeptide depletion in the amygdala in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A postmortem study.

Alyma SomaniCharlotte PerrySmriti PatodiaZuzanna MichalakMatthew EllisSanjay M SisodiyaMaria Thom
Published in: Epilepsia (2020)
A reduction in galanin in the lateral nucleus in SUDEP could represent acute depletion, relevant to postictal amygdala dysfunction. In addition, increased amygdala neuropeptides in epilepsy controls support their seizure-induced modulation, which is relatively deficient in SUDEP; this could represent a vulnerability factor for amygdala dysfunction in the postictal period.
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