Epilepsy research reveals why sleep increases risk of sudden death (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Epilepsy research reveals why sleep increases risk of sudden death

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UVA Health's Mark Quigg, MD, MSc, (left) and Andrew Schomer, MD, have shed new light on why sleep increases the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.

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