Premature mortality in persons with epilepsy and schizophrenia: A population-based nationwide cohort study.

Katrine M AndersenLiselotte V PetersenMogens VestergaardCarsten B PedersenJakob Christensen

Published in: Epilepsia (2019)

Persons with epilepsy and schizophrenia have very high mortality; more than one in four persons with both disorders died between the age of 25 and 50 years, indicating that these patients need special clinical attention.

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