SUDEP, or Sudden Death from Epilepsy, is a fatal complication of epilepsy ( SUDEP Informational Handout).  The UIHC SUDEP research program seeks to understand the underlying causes of this tragic outcome in order to prevent it.  Please see the information below about key members, what epilepsy is, and who is leading the fight to help those suffering.  Also, we are proud to be a part of a new NINDS initiative called The Center for SUDEP Research, a Center Without Walls for Collaborative Research in the Epilepsies.  The SUDEP research program is associated with the Epilepsy subspecialty clinic.

Key Faculty

Key Staff

• Deidre Dragon

Links and Informational Resources

• Epilepsy Center, Neurology Clinic, Neurosurgery Clinic, Epilepsy Support Group - For patients interested in seeking treatment options for Epilepsy.
• The Center for SUDEP Research - Page with specific information for CSR 8, this groups component of the CSR.
• Eyes on the Storm - A comprehensive look at the program in a recent Medicine Iowa brochure.
• SUDEP Awareness Interview - George Richerson and Roxanne Cogil, and Teresa Elliott speak on IPR's River to River about SUDEP.
• Epilepsy Foundation SUDEP Resources, Epilepsy Foundation - Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA) website.
• SUDEP Aware - Raising awareness of SUDEP.
• Talk About It! - Raising awareness of epilepsy.
• Iowa Now Article on the Amygdala's role in SUDEP.
• NINDS Epilepsy Website - Information about the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Epilepsy initiative.
• People With Epilepsy Handout - Patient information brochure from the SUDEP Aware initiative.
• SUDEP Informational Handout - Background information about SUDEP.

Special thanks to the following individuals and groups for their support

• Nate and Beth Tross
• Razat Gaurav
• The Iowa EFA and Roxanne Cogil
• The National EFA (Epilepsy Foundation of America)
• NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy)
• PAME (Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy)
• SUDEP Institute

March 26 is Purple Day, wear purple to show your support to patients and to spread awareness about epilepsy.  November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month.

If you are interested in donating to the SUDEP research program, please see our foundation website (see Epilepsy Fund).