Awareness of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy among parents of children with epilepsy in a tertiary center

Aksoy D., Karakaya S. B., TÜRKDOĞAN D., Karaketir S. G., Save D.

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, vol.111, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 111
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107125
  • Journal Name: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Keywords: Sudden death, Epilepsy, Child, Parents, Knowledge, MORTALITY TASK-FORCE, RISK-FACTORS, INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, PREMATURE MORTALITY, AMERICAN EPILEPSY, INCOME COUNTRIES, SUDEP, EXPERIENCES, PROVISION, COMMUNITY
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the second leading neurological cause of potential years of lifelost after stroke. Despite growing numbers of studies on social aspects of epilepsy, there is a paucity of research on the awareness of SUDEP among the parents of children with epilepsy (CWE), especially in Turkey. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge of parents of the CWE regarding SUDEP in the tertiary setting.