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Epilepsy surgery could be considered a line of defense against sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

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  1. Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia (CIREP), Departamento de Neurologia, Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

    Vera C. Terra, Hélio R. Machado & Américo C. Sakamoto

  2. Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil

    Ricardo M. Arida

  3. Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil

    Esper A. Cavalheiro & Fulvio A. Scorza

  4. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, The Hospital of Clinics, Faculty of Medicine Ribeirão Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, CEP 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Hélio R. Machado

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Terra, V.C., Machado, H.R., Sakamoto, A.C. et al. Epilepsy surgery could be considered a line of defense against sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Childs Nerv Syst 25, 645–646 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0856-0

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