Risk of Unnatural Mortality in People With Epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

People with epilepsy are at increased risk of mortality, but, to date, the cause-specific risks of all unnatural causes have not been reported.

Objective

To estimate cause-specific unnatural mortality risks in people with epilepsy and to identify the medication types involved in poisoning deaths.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used 2 electronic primary care data sets linked to hospitalization and mortality records, the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) in England (from January 1, 1998, to March 31, 2014) and the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank in Wales (from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2014). Each person with epilepsy was matched on age (within 2 years), sex, and general practice with

SUBMITTER: Gorton HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6075702 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature