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January 28, 2020; 94 (4) ArticleOpen Access

Clinical risk factors in SUDEP

A nationwide population-based case-control study

Olafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson, Peter Mattsson, Sofia Carlsson, Torbjörn Tomson
First published December 12, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008741
Olafur Sveinsson
From the Department of Neurology (O.S. T.T.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (O.S. T.T.) and Institute of Environmental Medicine (T.A., S.C.), Karolinska Institutet; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (T.A.), Stockholm County Council; and Department of Neuroscience (P.M.), University of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Tomas Andersson
From the Department of Neurology (O.S. T.T.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (O.S. T.T.) and Institute of Environmental Medicine (T.A., S.C.), Karolinska Institutet; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (T.A.), Stockholm County Council; and Department of Neuroscience (P.M.), University of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Peter Mattsson
From the Department of Neurology (O.S. T.T.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (O.S. T.T.) and Institute of Environmental Medicine (T.A., S.C.), Karolinska Institutet; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (T.A.), Stockholm County Council; and Department of Neuroscience (P.M.), University of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Sofia Carlsson
From the Department of Neurology (O.S. T.T.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (O.S. T.T.) and Institute of Environmental Medicine (T.A., S.C.), Karolinska Institutet; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (T.A.), Stockholm County Council; and Department of Neuroscience (P.M.), University of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Torbjörn Tomson
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Clinical risk factors in SUDEP
A nationwide population-based case-control study
Olafur Sveinsson, Tomas Andersson, Peter Mattsson, Sofia Carlsson, Torbjörn Tomson
Neurology Jan 2020, 94 (4) e419-e429; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008741

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vol. 94 no. 4 e419-e429
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008741
PubMed: 
31831600

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received May 4, 2019
  • Accepted in final form August 5, 2019
  • First Published December 12, 2019.

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Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.

Author Disclosures

    1. Olafur Sveinsson, MD, MSc,
    2. Tomas Andersson, BSc,
    3. Peter Mattsson, MD, PhD,
    4. Sofia Carlsson, PhD and
    5. Torbjörn Tomson, MD, PhD
  1. Olafur Sveinsson, MD, MSc,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. 1) Advisory board for Biogen Idec on the medication Plegridy for MS.

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. 1) Travel funding from Biogen Idec 2) Travel funding from UCB 3) Travel funding from Sandoz

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. 1) Consultant for Biogen Idec on Plegridy and Zinbryta.

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other activities:
    1. Received consulting fees from Biogen, other from Biogen, other from UCB and Sandoz, outside the submitted work.

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. 1) The study was supported by Stockholm County Council, GlaxoSmithKline and Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE).

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  3. Tomas Andersson, BSc,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Peter Mattsson, MD, PhD,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. Meducan Limited

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. Uppsala County Council

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Epilepsifonden Selander Foundation CURE (with prof Tomson) Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: Elekta AB

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. Sofia Carlsson, PhD and
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. Grants from the Swedish Research Council, Swedish Diabetes Association, Swedish Research Council for social and working life (other research)

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. Torbjörn Tomson, MD, PhD
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  1. From the Department of Neurology (O.S. T.T.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (O.S. T.T.) and Institute of Environmental Medicine (T.A., S.C.), Karolinska Institutet; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (T.A.), Stockholm County Council; and Department of Neuroscience (P.M.), University of Uppsala, Sweden.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Sveinsson olafur.sveinsson{at}sll.se
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