SUDEP, or Sudden Death from Epilepsy, is a fatal complication of epilepsy. The UIHC SUDEP research program seeks to understand the underlying causes of this tragic outcome in order to prevent it.
Please see the information below about key members, what epilepsy is, and who is leading the fight to help those suffering or download a SUDEP Informational Handout. Also, we are proud to be a part of a new NINDS initiative called The Center for SUDEP Research, a Center Without Walls for Collaborative Research in the Epilepsies. The SUDEP research program is associated with the Epilepsy division.
Key Faculty
Resources
Epilepsy Center, Neurology Clinic, Neurosurgery Clinic, Epilepsy Support Group - For patients interested in seeking treatment options for Epilepsy.
The Center for SUDEP Research - Page with specific information for CSR 8, this groups component of the CSR.
Epilepsy Foundation SUDEP Resources, Epilepsy Foundation - Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA) website.
SUDEP Aware - Raising awareness of SUDEP.
Talk About It! - Raising awareness of epilepsy.
Iowa Now Article on the Amygdala's role in SUDEP.
NINDS Epilepsy Website - Information about the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Epilepsy initiative. People With Epilepsy Handout - Patient information brochure from the SUDEP Aware initiative. SUDEP Informational Handout - Background information about SUDEP.
Thank you to our supporters
- Nate and Beth Tross
- Razat Gaurav
- The Iowa EFA and Roxanne Cogil
- The National EFA (Epilepsy Foundation of America)
- NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy)
- PAME (Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy)
- SUDEP Institute
Their generosity is greatly appreciated.