Prevention and Risk Identification of SUDEP Mortality-PRISM v1.0

  • Research type

    Research Database

  • Full title

    The Prevention and Risk Identification of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Dea

  • IRAS ID

    141853

  • Contact name

    Beate Diehl

  • Contact email

    b.diehl@ucl.ac.uk

  • Research summary

    The Prevention and Risk Identification of SUDEP

  • REC name

    South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    14/SW/0021

  • Date of REC Opinion

    6 Mar 2014

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion

  • Data collection arrangements

    The data to be collected include the video EEG recordings including polygraphic channels such as ECG or EMG and Video EEG report data which were collected during subjects’ standard of care visits at NHNN. These data are video images of subjects having an epileptic seizure and the EEG recordings of neural activity from these subjects. The EMU summary data include the other standard biomarkers and medical information collected by specialists during a visit to the EMU for evaluation of epilepsy. Data will be collected from existing medical records at NHNN.

  • Research programme

    These data are collected as part of a multi-site database intended to better understand the risk factors for unexpected death due to epilepsy. As such it is intended to serve the interests of subjects with epilepsy and their families.

  • Research database title

    The Prevention and Risk Identification of SUDEP

  • Establishment organisation

    National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals

  • Establishment organisation address

    Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Box 141

    Queen Square

    London, UK

    WC1N 3BG