Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP): Risks and Prevention

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN
Guest: Elizabeth Donner, MD
Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy person with epilepsy where no cause of death can be found. What do doctors need to know about this mysterious and devastating phenomenon? Dr. Elizabeth Donner, Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto joins host Dr. Andrew Wilner to talk about the risks and investigated causes of SUDEP.