@article{ref1,
title="Comparing seizure-related death and suicide in younger adults with epilepsy",
journal="Annals of neurology",
year="2021",
author="Banner, Jytte and Uldall, Peter V. and Tsiropoulos, Ioannis and Lynge, Thomas H. and Kløvgaard, Marius and Sabers, Anne and Tfelt-Hansen, Jacob and Ryvlin, Philippe and Winkel, Bo G.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Younger adults with epilepsy have an increased mortality. Some deaths are seizure-related, e.g. sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), while others, e.g. suicide, have multiple causes including adverse effects of the treatment on mood. In this retrospective population-based study of all Danish persons with epilepsy aged 18-49 years during 2007-2009 we evaluated the risk of death from seizures and suicide. SUDEP comprised 82.7% of all seizure-related death. Younger adults with epilepsy had an 8.3-fold increased risk of death from seizure-related causes compared with suicide. This underpins the importance of effective seizure control in preventing premature death. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0364-5134",
doi="10.1002/ana.26227",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.26227"
}