Stratifying sudden death risk in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: The SUDEP-CARE score.
Chris SerrandSylvain RheimsMarie FaucaniéArielle CrespelVera DinkelackerWilliam SzurhajArnaud BirabenFabrice BartolomeiNathalie de GrissacElizabeth LandréMarie DenuelleLaurent VercueilCécile MarchalLouis MaillardPhilippe DerambureSophie DupontVincent NavarroThibault MuraAudrey JaussentValérie MaciocePhilippe RyvlinMarie Christine PicotPublished in: European journal of neurology (2022)
These results outline the importance of generalized and nocturnal seizures on the occurrence of SUDEP, and show a protective role in the ability to alert someone of an oncoming seizure. The SUDEP-CARE score is promising and will need external validation. Further work, including paraclinical explorations, could improve this risk score.