TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Comparing seizure-related death and suicide in younger adults with epilepsy
JO  - Annals of neurology
A1  - Banner, Jytte
A1  - Uldall, Peter V.
A1  - Tsiropoulos, Ioannis
A1  - Lynge, Thomas H.
A1  - Kløvgaard, Marius
A1  - Sabers, Anne
A1  - Tfelt-Hansen, Jacob
A1  - Ryvlin, Philippe
A1  - Winkel, Bo G.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0364-5134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.26227
ID  - ref1
ER  -