Fish consumption, contaminants and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Many more benefits than risks Consumo de peixe, contaminantes e morte súbita em epilepsia: Mais benefícios do que riscos

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dc.contributor.authorScorza F.A.
dc.contributor.authorCysneiros R.M.
dc.contributor.authorArida R.M.
dc.contributor.authorTerra V.C.
dc.contributor.authorMachado H.R.
dc.contributor.authorRabello G.M.M.
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque M.
dc.contributor.authorCavalheiro E.A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T01:32:48Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T01:32:48Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractPeople 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.
dc.description.firstpage665
dc.description.issuenumber3
dc.description.lastpage670
dc.description.volume70
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1519-69842010000300026
dc.identifier.issn1678-4375
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/37255
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Journal of Biology
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subject.otherlanguageEpilepsy
dc.subject.otherlanguageFish consumption
dc.subject.otherlanguageHeart
dc.subject.otherlanguageOmega-3
dc.subject.otherlanguageSudden death
dc.titleFish consumption, contaminants and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Many more benefits than risks Consumo de peixe, contaminantes e morte súbita em epilepsia: Mais benefícios do que riscos
dc.typeArtigo de revisão
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local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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