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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsia. 2018 Aug 29;59(10):e157–e160. doi: 10.1111/epi.14552

Table 2.

Summary of comparison of victims of SUDEP to matched living controls

SUDEP (16) CONTROLS (48)
Gender 8M, 8F 24M, 24F
Age 42(18-63) 41(10-73) p=0.72
Duration 24(3-48) 21(0.25-45) p=0.48
Epilepsy Type
13(81%) focal
4 (30%) s/p resection
1(6%) generalized
2(13%) Undet
40(83%) focal
6(15%) s/p resection
5(10%) generalized
3(6%) Undet

p=0.13
# with >3 FBTCS in last year
/# with any FBTCS in last
year
3/7 16/32 p=0.47/p=0.54
Presence of PGES
(#w/FBTCS)
3/6 (3) 5/35 (9) p=0.042 (p=0.64)
Mean RMSSD (STD DEV)
Peri-ictal Arrhythmia
23.48 (7.99)
2/6
37.29 (22.24)
10/35
p=0.18
p=0.82
Disordered Breathing 2/7 6/35 p=0.49
SUDEP-7 score 3.3 (0-7) 3.8 (0-9) p=0.39
ILAE score 2.4 (0-4) 2.6 (0-5) p=0.62

M=male, F=female, s/p=status post, Undet=undetermined, w/=with, STD DEV= standard deviation