DETECTING INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS

摘要

A system for identification of an increased risk of a severe neurological event (e.g. SUDEP) includes an electroencephalogram ("EEG") monitoring unit configured to collect EEG data from the patient during at least a postictal phase of one or more seizures and a processing unit configured to receive the EEG data from the EEG monitoring unit. The processing unit is configured to detect postictal EEG suppression from the EEG data and to identify the increased risk of the severe neurological event based on the detected postictal EEG suppression. Other embodiments also include an EKG and/or a respiration monitoring unit.