The burden of premature mortality of epilepsy in high-income countries: A systematic review from the Mortality Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy.

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Objectives

Since previous reviews of epidemiologic studies of premature mortality among people with epilepsy were completed several years ago, a large body of new evidence about this subject has been published. We aim to update prior reviews of mortality in epilepsy and to re-evaluate and quantify the risks, potential risk factors, and causes of these deaths.

Methods

We systematically searched the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify published reports describ...

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Authors: Thurman, D; Logroscino, G; Beghi, E; Hauser, W; Hesdorffer, D

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Wiley
• Journal: Epilepsia
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 17–26
• Publication date: 2016-11-01
• Acceptance date: 2016-10-10
• DOI: 10.1111/epi.13604
• EISSN: 1528-1167
• ISSN: 0013-9580
• Language: English
• Keywords: Death; Resource-rich countries; Developed countries; Convulsions; Premature mortality; Seizures