Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) appears to be more common than previously thought, in infants and children, reported a population-based study.

SUDEP mortality was 0.26/100,000 infants and children in the NIH/CDC Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) Case Registry, which was up to 63% higher than previously reported, stated Vicky Whittemore, PhD, of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in Bethesda, Maryland, at the virtual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. It was noted that non-white children had a 1.5 times higher SUDEP mortality rate compared to white children. There were 0.22 deaths per 100,000 among white infants and children, compared to 0.32/100,000 among non-white infants and children… (Medpage Today)