Though it is one of the most common causes of death in epilepsy patients, SUDEP
is still infrequently and even reluctantly named on autopsy reports. This
under-reporting equates to a lack of attention and earnest investigation into
the cause, predisposition, and prevention of SUDEP. There is as yet little
effort to establish an actionable strategy in the mitigation of these
potentially fatal arrhythmias. Expanding on the 1990 book Epilepsy and Sudden
Death, edited by Lathers and Schraeder, Sudden Death in Epilepsy: Forensic and
Clinical Issues reviews of the basic science of epilepsy as it relates to SUDEP.
Clinical chapters study the sophisticated simultaneous ambulatory EKG and EEG
telemetry