METHOD OF MITIGATION OF DEATH FROM EPILEPTIC SEIZURES

摘要

A method for determining the severity of a mammalian dive response (MDR) triggered during a patient's seizure that includes the following steps: (1) collecting an ictal specimen, the ictal specimen being a saliva or any other secretion from the mouth of the patient when the patient is in a peri-ictal period; (2) analyzing the ictal specimen to measure a level of a specimen marker, the specimen marker being a cellular or non-cellular biological component; and (3) determining the severity of the MDR or other autonomic reflex based on the level of the specimen marker.