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© 2019 Elsevier Inc.The Epilepsy Deaths Register (EDR) differs from typical registries which concentrate primarily on clinical information. It is completed by bereaved relatives and focuses on the circumstances immediately before, and the support following, a death. It can be augmented by copies of death certificates from the families of the deceased, and all epilepsy associated deaths can be entered. The EDR is underpinned by the research and experience of the SUDEP Action team and the clinical advisors who helped design the methodology and the web-based platform. The EDR has been open since 2013 and currently has over 750 entries from over 20 different countries, the majority from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The bereaved have shown that they place their trust in the register as a vehicle to be involved in research, even under the most difficult of circumstances. As the EDR matures, we hope to identify the common and rarer patterns of epilepsy-associated death; maintaining our dual ambitions to remain committed to listen, and to make every death count. This paper is for the Special Issue: Prevent 21: SUDEP Summit - Time to Listen.
Author(s): Thomas RH, Osland K
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Epilepsy and Behavior
Year: 2019
Volume: 103
Pages: ePub ahead of print
Print publication date: 01/02/2020
Online publication date: 17/08/2019
Acceptance date: 26/07/2019
ISSN (print): 1525-5050
ISSN (electronic): 1525-5069
Publisher: Academic Press Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106454
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106454
