Table 1

Our classification of deaths in random subgroup of 38 cases before and after PM report

Cases (n)	Death certified as	Before	After
18	1a epilepsy	probable SUDEP	SUDEP
2	1a SUDEP	probable SUDEP	status epilepticus
2	1a epileptic seizure	probable SUDEP	SUDEP
1	1a epilepsy	probable SUDEP	SUDEP
	1b head injury
1	1a asphyxia	probable SUDEP	SUDEP
	1b epilepsy
1	1a respiratory failure	probable SUDEP	SUDEP
	1b epilepsy
1	1a epilepsy	probable SUDEP	SUDEP
	1b cerebral aneurysm (operated)
1	1a bronchopneumonia	status epilepticus	status epilepticus
	1b status epilepticus
2	1a status epilepticus	status epilepticus	status epilepticus
1	1a status epilepticus	status epilepticus	SUDEP
2	1a aspiration	aspiration	aspiration
2	1a drowning	drowning	drowning
1	1a ischaemic heart disease	non-epilepsy death	SUDEP
	11 epilepsy