Sudden unexpected death in children with epilepsy: Focus on dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 169-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulvio A. Scorza
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Unexpected Death

scholarly journals Fish consumption, contaminants and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: many more benefits than risks

2010 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
FA. Scorza ◽  
RM. Cysneiros ◽  
RM. Arida ◽  
VC. Terra ◽  
HR. Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Fish And Shellfish

People with epilepsy have an increased risk of dying prematurely and the most common epilepsy-related category of death is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). SUDEP is mainly a problem for patients with chronic uncontrolled epilepsy. The ultimate goal of research in SUDEP is to develop new methods to prevent it and actions other than medical and surgical therapies that could be very useful. Nutritional aspects, i.e., omega-3 fatty acids deficiency, could have an interesting role in this scenario. Some animal and clinical studies have suggested that omega-3 fatty acids could be useful in the prevention and treatment of epilepsy and hence SUDEP. It has been ascertained that the only foods that provide large amounts of omega-3 are seafood (fish and shellfish); however, some fish are contaminated with methylmercury, which may counteract the positive effects of omega-3 fatty acids. Our update review summarises the knowledge of the role of fish consumption on epilepsy research.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulvio Scorza ◽  
Esper Cavalheiro ◽  
Ricardo Arida ◽  
Vera Terra ◽  
Carla Scorza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Unexpected Death

scholarly journals Maternal dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids confers neuroprotection to the newborn against hypoxia-induced dopamine dysfunction

Sleep Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Decker ◽  
Karra Jones ◽  
Glenda L. Keating ◽  
Elizabeth G. Damato ◽  
Rebecca Darrah
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
Omega 3

The other side of the coin: Beneficiary effect of omega-3 fatty acids in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulvio A. Scorza ◽  
Roberta M. Cysneiros ◽  
Ricardo M. Arida ◽  
Vera C. Terra-Bustamante ◽  
Marly de Albuquerque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Unexpected Death
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