Marie Kroman Palsøe1, Carl Johann Hansen2, Christian Torp-Pedersen3

  • 1Department of Forensic Medicine, Section of Forensic Pathology, University of Copenhagen, Frederik V's Vej 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Seizure
|August 14, 2025
PubMed
概括

与其他突然无法解释的死亡 (SUD) 相比,性突发意外死亡 (SUDEP) 病例往往没有目击者,涉及单身生活,并具有精神病相关疾病. 改善精神病治疗和心脏评估可能会减少SUDEP的发生率.

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