Epilepsy and risk of death and sudden unexpected death in the young: a nationwide study

Anders Gaarsdal Holst; Bo Gregers Winkel; Bjarke Risgaard; Jonas Bille Nielsen; Peter Vibe Rasmussen; Stig Haunsø; Anne Sabers; Peter Uldall; Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

doi:10.1111/epi.12328

Epilepsy and risk of death and sudden unexpected death in the young: a nationwide study

Anders Gaarsdal Holst, Bo Gregers Winkel, Bjarke Risgaard, Jonas Bille Nielsen, Peter Vibe Rasmussen, Stig Haunsø, Anne Sabers, Peter Uldall, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

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Abstract

Patients with epilepsy are at increased risk of premature death from all causes and likely also from sudden unexplained death (SUD). Many patients with epilepsy have significant comorbidity, and it is unclear how much of the increased risk can be explained by epilepsy itself. We aimed to chart the incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and estimate the risk of death from all causes and SUD conferred by epilepsy independently.

Original language	English
Journal	Epilepsia
Volume	54
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	1613-20
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0013-9580
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.12328
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Cause of Death
Cohort Studies
Death, Sudden
Denmark
Epilepsy
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Risk

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