Trend of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Incidence Rate in Rural West China.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To explore the trend of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) incidence rate over time in rural west China. Methods: We scanned probable SUDEP patients from the epilepsy program between 2010 and 2019 in rural West China and performed a verbal autopsy for each eligible patient. We calculated the crude and sex-adjusted incidence rate of SUDEP per person-year over a calendar year and the year of follow-up. We calculated the incidence rate ratio with the Poisson model in STATA 12.0 and calculated the annual percentage change (APC) and average annual percentage change in Joinpoint Trend Analysis Software 4.8.0.1 to analyze the trend of SUDEP incidence rate. Results: In 2010-2019, 44 probable SUDEPs were identified from 10,128 patients with a total person-y

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8498108 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature