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

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...

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Main Authors: Christopher M DeGiorgio, Ashley Curtis, Armen Carapetian, Dominic Hovsepian, Anusha Krishnadasan, Daniela Markovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e035767.full