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

Summary 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 reevaluate and quantify the r...

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Published in:	Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 17 - 26
Main Authors:	Thurman, David J., Logroscino, Giancarlo, Beghi, Ettore, Hauser, W. Allen, Hesdorffer, Dale C., Newton, Charles R., Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre, Sander, Josemir W., Tomson, Torbjörn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2017
Subjects:	Age Factors Convulsions Convulsions & seizures Databases, Bibliographic - statistics & numerical data Death Death, Sudden - etiology Developed Countries Epilepsy Epilepsy - complications Epilepsy - epidemiology Humans Mortality Mortality, Premature Premature mortality Public health Resource‐rich countries Risk Factors Seizures Sex Factors Developed countries Resource-rich countries Death Convulsions Premature mortality Seizures
ISSN:	0013-9580, 1528-1167, 1528-1167
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