SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist

About the checklist

Background for clinicians – suggested reading

The content and risk factors identified in the SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist are underpinned by the current key research in the field.

We would recommend clinicians using the tool take a look at these core articles for an overview from the leading experts.

Epilepsy kills

Stopping epilepsy-related death

SUDEP

Are we as safe as we can be?

SUDEP

Risk factors for SUDEP

SUDEP

How common is SUDEP: reconsidering the data

Implications for clinical practice

SUDEP in adults with an intellectual disability

SUDEP

SUDEP and pregnancy

SUDEP

Risk avoidance and supervision

A road-map for the UK

How can we translate population research into practice to prevent avoidable death in epilepsy

SUDEP

Clinical guidance for the generalist

SUDEP

Clinical implications of SUDEP

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A digital tool for reducing risks

UK development group

More than 1,300 clinicians regularly used our Checklist last year

We want to create a paediatric version of the SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist.

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More than 1,300 clinicians regularly used our Checklist last year