Table 2.
Characteristics of SUDEP population
| Patient | Age at MR | SUDEP type | Time last MR to SUDEP (years) | Epilepsy type | Epilepsy syndrome | Lateralization | Localization | Surgery | No of MR studies | Field strength/magnet type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Probable | 2 | CLRE | Undefined | Bilateral | Frontal | 2 | 1.5/Philips | |
| 2 | 17 | Definite | 3 | SLRE | TLE | Left | Temporal | Yes | 1 | 1.5/GE |
| 3 | 6 | Definite | 2 | SGE | LGS | Bilateral | Multifocal | 1 | 1.5/GE | |
| 4 | 29 | Probable | 2 | LRE | FLE | Undefined | Frontal | 1 | 3.0/GE | |
| 5 | 28 | Probable | 3 | LRE | TLE w MTS | Right | Temporal | Yes | 1 | 3.0/GE |
| 6 | 25 | Probable | 5 | CLRE | Undefined | Bilateral | Temporal | VNS | 2 | 1.5/Philips |
| 7 | 45 | Definite | 3 | CLRE | Undefined | Bilateral | Not localized | 1 | 1.5/Philips | |
| 8 | 32 | Probable | 1 | CLRE | Undefined | Bilateral | Multifocal | 1 | 1.5/Philips | |
| 9 | 30 | Definite | 3 | CLRE | Undefined | Bilateral | Temporal | 3 | 1.5/Philips | |
| 10 | 34 | Definite | 3 | CLRE | Undefined | Left | Temporal | Yes | 5 | 1.5/Philips |
| 11 | 27 | Probable | 1 | CLRE | Undefined | Right | Temporal–parietal | Yes | 5 | 1.5/Philips |
| 12 | 16 | Definite | 2 | CLRE | Undefined | Left | Occipital | Yes | 2 | 1.5/Philips |
| 13 | 20 | Definite | 5 | SLRE | Undefined | Bilateral | Multifocal | 1 | 1.5/Siemens | |
| 14 | 1 | Definite | 1 | SGE | Undefined | Bilateral | Bilateral | 2 | 1.5/Siemens | |
| 15 | 1 | Probable | 1 | SGE | Undefined | Bilateral | Bilateral | 2 | 1.5/GE | |
| 16 | 19 | Definite | 4 | CLRE | Undefined | Left | Temporal | 1 | 3.0/Siemens | |
| 17 | 12 | Probable | 9 | CLRE | Undefined | Right | Undefined | 1 | 1.5/GE | |
| 18 | 15 | Probable | 2 | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | 1 | 1.5/GE | |
| 19 | 10 | Probable | 13 | Na | Na | Na | Na | 1 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Probable | 5 | CLRE | Undefined | Right | Temporal | Yes | 3 | 1.5/Siemens |
| 21 | 41 | Definite | 6 | CLRE | Undefined | Left | Temporal | Yes | 2 | 1.5/Siemens |
| 22 | 33 | Probable | 4 | Undefined | Undefined | Bilateral | Bilateral | 2 | 1.5/Siemens | |
| 23 | 24 | Probable | 5 | CLRE | Undefined | Right | Temporal | Yes | 4 | 3.0/Siemens |
| 24 | 43 | Definite | 14 | CLRE | Undefined | Left | Frontal | 1 | 1.5/Siemens | |
| 25 | 24 | Definite | 8 | LRE | Undefined | Undefined | Undefined | 1 | 1.5/Siemens | |
| 26 | 17 | Probable | 3 | SLRE | Hamartoma | Right | Temporal | Yes | 1 | 3.0/Siemens |
LRE = localization related epilepsy; CLRE = cryptogenic localization related epilepsy; SLRE = symptomatic localization related epilepsy; TLE = temporal lobe epilepsy; FLE = frontal lobe epilepsy; MTS = mesio‐temporal sclerosis; VNS = vagus nerve stimulator; na = information nonavailable; definite = all criteria for SUDEP met, confirmation by autopsy; probable = all criteria for SUDEP met, no autopsy performed.