"Death, Sudden" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D003645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260.322
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death, Sudden" by people in Profiles.
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The Grief Navigation Trial: A multi-site pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of two interventions to support parents after their child's unexpected or traumatic death. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Aug; 155:107962.
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Critical incidents, nocturnal supervision, and caregiver knowledge on SUDEP in patients with Dravet syndrome: A prospective multicenter study in Germany. Epilepsia. 2024 Jan; 65(1):115-126.
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Postmortem genetic testing in sudden unexplained death: A public health laboratory experience. J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov; 68(6):2065-2075.
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Obstructive and central sleep apnoea in a patient with medically intractable epilepsy. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Sep 28; 15(9).
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Reader response: Postconvulsive central apnea as a biomarker for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Neurology. 2019 12 03; 93(23):1020-1021.
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Severe peri-ictal respiratory dysfunction is common in Dravet syndrome. J Clin Invest. 2018 03 01; 128(3):1141-1153.
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Association of sleep with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2017 11; 76:1-6.
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Predictors of and attitudes toward counseling about SUDEP and other epilepsy risk factors among Austrian, German, and Swiss neurologists and neuropediatricians. Epilepsia. 2016 Apr; 57(4):612-20.
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Author response:. Neurology. 2015 Sep 29; 85(13):1185-6.
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Association of prone position with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Neurology. 2015 Feb 17; 84(7):703-9.