Why are epilepsy mortality rates rising in the United States? A population-based multiple cause-of-death study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Epilepsy mortality rates are rising. It is unknown whether rates are rising due to an increase in epilepsy prevalence, changes in epilepsy causes of death, increase in the lethality or epilepsy or failures of treatment. To address these questions, we compare epilepsy mortality rates in the USA with all-cause and all-neurological mortality for the years 1999 to 2017.

Objectives

To determine changes in US epilepsy mortality rates versus all-cause mortality, and to evaluate changes in the leading causes of death in people with epilepsy.

Design

Retrospective population-based multiple cause-of-death study.

Primary outcome

Change in age-adjusted epilepsy mortality rates compared with mortality rates for all-cause and all-neurological mortality.

Second

SUBMITTER: DeGiorgio CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449302 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature