Epilepsy Talk

Preventing SUDEP? | January 23, 2010


Imagine a simple test to determine your risk for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. An EKG, and if positive, a further genetic screening test to identify the family of genes that are associated with this new risk factor.

If you test positively, the prevention could be as simple as taking beta blockers…or in more serious cases, inserting a pacemaker.

To read more about this exciting breakthrough study, click on: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167471.php

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    Phylis Feiner Johnson has been a professional copywriter for 30 years. She also spent 20 years with epilepsy. She writes from the heart to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. For further information, contact The Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania at http://www.efepa.org/ and please make a contribution to become an advocate, too.

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