Mortality among veterans with epilepsy: Temporal significance of traumatic brain injury exposure.

Ali RoghaniChen-Pin WangAmy HenionMegan AmuanHamada AltalibWilliam Curt LaFranceChristine BacaAnne Van CottAlan TowneJacob KeanSidney R HindsEamonn KennedySamin PanahiMary Jo Pugh

Published in: Epilepsia (2024)

TBI timing relative to epilepsy affects time to mortality; TBI within 6 months after epilepsy or before epilepsy diagnosis was associated with earlier time to death compared to those with epilepsy only or TBI >6 months after epilepsy.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
severe traumatic brain injury
cardiovascular events
temporal lobe epilepsy
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease