Overall and cause-specific premature mortality in epilepsy: A systematic review.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the heterogeneity in reports, our findings support the suggestions that people with epilepsy have an increased risk of premature mortality from various causes. Further work is needed to elucidate the mechanisms, to determine biomarkers for predicting those at risk, and to understand the implications of counseling and preventive strategies.
PMID: 30154056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - August 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Watila MM, Balarabe SA, Ojo O, Keezer MR, Sander JW Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research