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July 10, 2018; 91 (2) Article

Incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in children is similar to adults

Anne E. Keller, Robyn Whitney, Shelly-Anne Li, Michael S. Pollanen, Elizabeth J. Donner
First published June 8, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000005762
Anne E. Keller
From the Division of Neurology (A.E.K.) and Child Health Evaluative Sciences (S.-A.L.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Division of Neurology (R.W., E.J.D.), Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (M.S.P.), University of Toronto, Canada.
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Robyn Whitney
From the Division of Neurology (A.E.K.) and Child Health Evaluative Sciences (S.-A.L.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Division of Neurology (R.W., E.J.D.), Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (M.S.P.), University of Toronto, Canada.
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From the Division of Neurology (A.E.K.) and Child Health Evaluative Sciences (S.-A.L.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Division of Neurology (R.W., E.J.D.), Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (M.S.P.), University of Toronto, Canada.
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Michael S. Pollanen
From the Division of Neurology (A.E.K.) and Child Health Evaluative Sciences (S.-A.L.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Division of Neurology (R.W., E.J.D.), Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (M.S.P.), University of Toronto, Canada.
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Elizabeth J. Donner
From the Division of Neurology (A.E.K.) and Child Health Evaluative Sciences (S.-A.L.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Division of Neurology (R.W., E.J.D.), Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (M.S.P.), University of Toronto, Canada.
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Incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in children is similar to adults
Anne E. Keller, Robyn Whitney, Shelly-Anne Li, Michael S. Pollanen, Elizabeth J. Donner
Neurology Jul 2018, 91 (2) e107-e111; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005762

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vol. 91 no. 2 e107-e111
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000005762
PubMed: 
29884734

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received October 26, 2017
  • Accepted in final form March 26, 2018
  • First Published June 8, 2018.

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    1. Anne E. Keller, MPH,
    2. Robyn Whitney, MD,
    3. Shelly-Anne Li, MSc,
    4. Michael S. Pollanen, MD, PhD and
    5. Elizabeth J. Donner, MD, MSc
  1. Anne E. Keller, MPH,
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    1. Ontario Brain Institute, EpLink Grant, PI, 2013-2018

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  1. From the Division of Neurology (A.E.K.) and Child Health Evaluative Sciences (S.-A.L.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Division of Neurology (R.W., E.J.D.), Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (M.S.P.), University of Toronto, Canada.
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    Dr. Donner elizabeth.donner{at}sickkids.ca
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