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Coping with sudden unexplaned death of an epileptic patient in institution |
Epilepsies. Volume 19, Number 3, 169-72, Juillet, Août, Septembre 2007, Article original
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Author(s) : Didier Tourniaire |
Summary : Sudden unexplained death (SUDEP) is one of the worse events that may occur in an institution. It will generate a crisis implying the other patients, the family and the care givers. Its management consists in a “honest” explanation of our knowledge on this pathology and of the unkwown, reinforcement of the rigour in the organization of care and targeted information of the patients and their family. |
Keywords : institution, rehabilitation, handicaped worker |
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