107: Revealing Mechanisms of Sudden Unexplained Death in Toddlers

Welcome to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments® podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice. In this episode, Orrin Devinsky, MD, director of the NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, provided commentary on a recently published study assessing video evidence of sudden unexplained deaths in toddlers. Devinsky, who also serves as a professor of neurology, discussed the importance behind crib cams, the moments captured prior to the deaths assessed, and the involvement of seizure activity even with no prior history. In addition, he spoke on the abnormal sounds and movements of these children, the ways to advance SUDC research, and the next steps in understanding and relaying the data.  Looking for more epilepsy discussion? Check out the NeurologyLive® epilepsy clinical focus page. Episode Breakdown: 1:10 – Reasons behind studying sudden death in toddlers 3:55 – Notable takeaways from trial results 8:15 – Advancing ways to research SUDC/SUDEP 9:40 – Neurology News Minute 12:05 – Realistic ways to lower convulsive activity prior to sleep  15:05 – What abnormal movements/noises can ellucidate 15:55 – Ways to expand the research further This episode is brought to you by Medical World News, a streaming channel from MJH Life Sciences®. Check out new content and shows every day, only at medicalworldnews.com. The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here: FDA Approves Takeda’s Immune Globulin Infusion, Hyqvia, for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Satsuma’s DHE Nasal Powder STS101 to Treat Acute Migraine ALS Agent PrimeC to Advance to Phase 3 Study After Positive PARADIGM Trial Data Thanks for listening to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments® podcast. To support the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. For more neurology news and expert-driven content, visit neurologylive.com.