Mortality in Patients With Late-Onset Epilepsy: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Emily L JohnsonGregory L KraussAnna Kucharska-NewtonAlice D LamRani A SarkisRebecca F GottesmanPublished in: Neurology (2021)
Persons who develop LOE are at increased risk of death compared to those without epilepsy, even after adjusting for comorbidities. The majority of this excess mortality is due to stroke and dementia.