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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a fatal complication of epilepsy. [1] It is defined as the sudden and unexpected, non-traumatic and non-drowning death of a person with epilepsy, without a toxicological or anatomical cause of death detected during the post-mortem examination. [2] [3]
Falls in older adults are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and are a major class of preventable injuries.Falling is one of the most common accidents that cause a loss in the quality of life for older adults, and is usually precipitated by a loss of balance and weakness in the legs.
The Greek painter died of laughter while painting an elderly woman. [7] [16]: 105 Anacreon: c. 485 BC: The poet, known for works in celebration of wine, choked to death on a grape stone according to Pliny the Elder. [13] [14] [16]: 104 The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica suggests that "the story has an air of mythical adaptation to the poet's ...
Legal papers found in the jewelry box led them to the home of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris, who was found smothered to death in her bedroom. He was convicted of killing two elderly women, including ...
Death trajectory refers to the pattern [1] of dying when a patient is given a projected death date with limited or no medical recourse for the remaining existence of the individual's life. [2] The death trajectory is dependent on the cause of death, whether it is sudden death, chronic illness , or the steady decline in health due to senescence ...
A rise in rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths may have been linked to an off-season surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 2021, according to a new study published Thursday in the ...
Convulsive status epilepticus commonly affects the elderly and young children, with a mortality rate of up to 20–30% of elderly patients and 0–3% of young children. Patients who survive initial onset are often left with cognitive and neurological defects.
The rate of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, increased by 15% in a single year, from 33.3 deaths per 100,000 babies born in 2019 to 38.2 such deaths in 2020, according to the research from ...