Citation

Jetté N, Trevathan E. Neurology 2014; 82(7): 552-553.

Affiliation

From the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute (N.J.) and Department of Community Health Sciences and Institute for Public Health (N.J.), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Office of the Dean (E.T.) and Departments of Epidemiology, Neurology, and Pediatrics (E.T.), College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1212/WNL.0000000000000133

PMID

24443455

Abstract

An increased risk of premature death associated with epilepsy is well known. Recent reports have documented an even higher risk of premature mortality among people with epilepsy living in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs).(1) The epidemiology of epilepsy-associated mortality in LAMICs is of great relevance, as more than 85% of those with epilepsy live in resource-limited countries.(2) Not only is the risk of premature mortality higher in LAMICs, but a greater proportion of deaths in these regions are epilepsy-related (e.g., falls, burns, drowning, and status epilepticus).(1.)

Language: en